While the storm winds gusted and the rivers crested, our crew was active and ready to respond to emergency calls for medical distress, trees down, high water hazards, fallen electrical lines, landslides, road slipouts, or, of course, fires!. Briceland Fire was able to provide 24hr staffing of two engines for the 3 day duration of the storm, joining crews from Redway Fire, Shelter Cove Fire Department and Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department in a Cal-OES prepositioning assignment of six engines in Southern Humboldt County.
Having our Type-6 Engine 5446 “saw module” equipped with a wide assortment of chainsaws and hand tools available for this kind of event is especially useful for dealing with trees down and debris on the roads. Our Type-1 Engine 5416 was also specially equipped and ready to respond to vehicle accidents or water rescue calls, which thankfully did not occur.
Thank you to all who help us do what we do, and for staying safe while this storm passed over us!
