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Twin Valley/Tapadero fire August 12: The first firefighting
vehicle on the scene, a brush truck from the Wescott FPD, is seen just passing
Hay Creek Ranch. Several homes were threatened. Personnel and equipment came
from numerous fire agencies including Tri-Lakes, Palmer Lake, Wescott, Woodmoor-Monument,
Black Forest, Larkspur, the county wildland crew, the Monument helicopter
firefighting crew, the Monument hot shots, and a squad from the Woodland Park
hotshots. Thanks to the significant resources that were quickly and effectively
applied, the total area burned was kept to three acres. Incident commander and
Tri-Lakes district EMS Manager, Ron Thompson said, "There was good rapport
and great cooperation among all the agencies." |
