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."