Wildland Training Exercise

The Grand County Training Officers Association (GCTOA) conducted a wildland based training scenario on May 15th, 2021, along Highway 40 near the west end of Byers Canyon. Crews worked on initial fire attack, digging fire lines, evacuating an injured firefighter and establishing a water supply from the Colorado River. The Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, East Grand Fire Protection District, Grand County Sheriff’s Fire Management, Grand County EMS, Grand Fire Protection District, Grand Lake Fire Protection District, Hot Sulphur Springs/Parshall Fire Protection District, Kremmling Fire Protection District and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management participated in the training.

Units on Scene:

CDFPC – District Chief 2 & Battalion Chief 23

East Grand – Engine 471 & Support 492

Grand County Sheriff Fire Management: Grand 33

Grand County EMS: Medic 1 & ESU 16

Grand Fire: Command 302, Engine 340 & Engine 342

Grand Lake: Fire Marshal 353 & Engine 367

HSS/Parshall: Command 291, Engine 290, Brush 292 & Engine 293

Kremmling: Command 416 & Engine 471

BLM – Prevention 11