Fire district readies for next fire season
Fire chief and paramedic Christopher Haynes and respiratory therapist and EMT Nickey Bye of Pend Oreille County Fire District 2, and the fire district's administrative said the information learned at the fires already has them preparing for next year’s "fire season."
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Two Pend Oreille County first responders returned home from deployment to the Lane 1 Fire in western Oregon with plenty of ideas for how to fight fires at home.
Fire chief and paramedic Christopher Haynes and respiratory therapist and EMT Nickey Bye of Pend Oreille County Fire District 2, and the fire district's administrative said the information learned at the fires already has them preparing for next year’s "fire season" by making adjustments to their service model to benefit both the fire assistance model and district members who mobilize to fires. In light of the positive changes, the fire district is accepting employment applications for temporary employment next summer.
One of the features new this year already was the addition of Starlink internet connections for the medical and fire apparatus sent out on a fire. Not only does this help the remote crew stay connected to the staff back home in Ione, Wash., but it is also a welcomed service for the other mobilized departments.
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