Local Humboldt Co. fire resources again answer the call with a new deployment, this time a bit closer to home. On Wednesday, August 27th T/F 2075 was assigned to Dillon Fire just to our north in neighboring Siskiyou County. L to R in the photo, Briceland E5436 joined Fortuna Volunteer Fire Department E7434, Humboldt Bay Fire E8136, Redway Fire Protection District WT5862 and Shelter Cove Fire Department E5116 on our first Task Force assignment. Arcata Fire Chief W. Peabody is the Task Force leader and Shelter Cove Fire Department Chief Pape is T/F leader Trainee.
A Task Force differs from a Strike Team in that the resources are not all the same type. The combination of various types of fire apparatus can give added flexibility and independence to the team. In this case, the addition of Redway’s Water Tender ensures a constant water supply to the other four Type 3 wildland engines that are currently engaged in structure protection in the rural communities adjacent to the fire.