Last week, Eagle River Fire was dispatched to a fire at the landfill in Wolcott, CO. What started as a small ground cover fire had spread to a large pile of tires and other refuse, creating a much larger incident that threatened nearby structures and fuel tanks. Our wildfire danger was (and still is) VERY HIGH, which created another element of risk to mitigate.

Eagle River Firefighters quickly contained and extinguished the fire, preventing it from causing any more damage.

Eagle County is still at VERY HIGH fire danger due to lack of moisture, warm days and prevailing winds. Please exercise extreme caution.

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Eagle River Fire`s Tower apparatus will be moving to Station 12 in Edwards, CO for a brief time.

As a part of their first year, our recent fire academy graduates will be focusing on how to safely operate on this specific apparatus and other specialized skills.

Keep an eye out on the training tower to catch our firefighters flying in the sky!

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Station 7 in Avon, CO hosted an Open House this past weekend.

As this was the start of Fire Prevention Week, we invited local students and families to come by the station to learn more about their local firefighters and the specialty equipment that is kept at Station 7.

Kids were able to learn about the tools and equipment that Firefighters use as well as how to stay safe during an emergency.

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Eagle River Fire hosted a multi-agency training this week that focused on Rapid Intervention Teams (RIT) and how to rescue injured or unconscious Firefighters.

Unlike rescuing a civilian, rescuing Firefighters requires specialized technique and teamwork to efficiently remove them from a hazardous environment. With all of our gear, we are heavy, awkward and likely in an extremely dangerous and hazardous part of a building during a structure fire or major crisis.

Crews reviewed and practiced how to quickly assess an unconscious Firefighter and how to employ the RIT Bag. This bag has a variety of functions, but allows for us to at least give the unconscious Firefighter a full bottle of air while crews work to extract them from the hazard. Each fire department in Eagle County has one of these bags, however these bags plus other equipment are all a little different between agencies. Part of this training was to come together on how to best affect a rescue of a firefighter from a different agency that with the tools that are available.

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This past weekend, the Eagle River Fire Protection District hosted their annual awards ceremony to recognize members of the department for various milestones and achievements.

Our lateral Firefighters that were hired prior to the academy were formally pinned and recognized for completing their first year with the department. Other Firefighters were recognized for 5, 10 and 20 year anniversaries.

Our Division Chief of Wildland and Fire Management was officially pinned by his family.

Whole engine companies were given unit commendations for both rescues and CPR saves.

And then, finally, many members of our department were recognized for going above and beyond to facilitate, teach and otherwise significantly contribute to the success of our most recent fire academy.

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