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INCIDENTS
The
East Grand Fire Protection District is dedicated to saving lives
and property in the Fraser Valley and surrounding communities. In
addition to structure, vehicle and wildland fires, East Grand handles
a variety of off road rescue, auto extrication and hazardous material
responses. Due to the complicated nature of rescue in the mountains,
East Grand Fire works side by side with Grand County Ambulance,
Grand County Search & Rescue and the Grand County Sheriff's Office.
Car Fire at Timberhouse Crossing Jan 2008
Intoxicated driver wrecked vehicle which caught fire
Slash Piles at Diamond Bar T Jan 2008
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Fire
in Trees Above Iron Horse Resort - July, 2007
Responded
to fire in trees above Iron Horse Resort on Friday July 6
around noon. Small 1/10 acre fire with some trees torching. 4 Engines
from EGFPD#4 with 14 Firefighters and 2 USFS Engines with 5 Firefighters
took care of the fire. FWP-PD and GC EMS also assisted along with
support from WP Resort. Kids playing with matches in a small kid-built
shack which lit up is believed to be the cause.
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Fire
at Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA June 25, 2007
Photos
from east end of reunion cabins at Snow Mountain Ranch YMCA on
Monday afternoon looking west and north. Several runs took out all
trees in the photos but no cabins. Over 20 FPD engines and tenders
from
8 Districts (5 GC and 3 Summit), 5 Grand County R&B tenders,
3 bulldozers
and one SEAT, numerous support units from East Grand, Grand County
EMS
and Sheriff, and American Red Cross. Evacuations by YMCA and EPN
(Reverse 911) went well. Below are photos from the scene taken during
the fire.
The photo on the top right was taken the next day.
Fire at a Sawmill
Fire on
Monday April 2, 2007, at the sawmill on CO 125.
Grand Fire, Grand Lake Fire, and East Grand Fire responded along
with Grand
County Road and Bridge bulldozer, Grand County EMS, Grand County
Sheriff Ofice,
and an Engine from BLM.
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Head fire
in sagebrush above sawmill
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EGFD Water
Tender 461 at the scene
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Collision just east of Moonshine Liquors on Feb 27 2007 at 11:00
am.
Major side swipe, almost full head on, red jeep sideswiped Qwest
truck, and then hit blue SUV. Another vehicle went over snow bank
to miss wrecks. 3 transported by ambulance to 7-Mile Clinic.
Grand County EMS, Fraser WP Police, and East Grand Fire responded.

 
 
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