MUTUAL AIDE GIVEN TO WILDLAND FIRE AT NRMA SHOW
THE MIDLEGO CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT AND EWELL VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT SENT 2 COMBINED
CREWS TO ASSIST IN THE WILDFIRES IN CALIFORNIA IN MID JULY. MIDLEGO SENT BRUSH 1, AND EWELL
SENT ENGINE 1. DURING THE ABSENCE OF AN ENGINE IN THE TOWN OF EWELL MIDLEGO STAFFED THEIR
STATION WITH ENGINE 10 UNTIL THEIR CREW RETURNED FROM THE MUTUAL AIDE CALL. BELOW ARE
PICTURES TAKEN OF THE RIGS IN CALIFORNIA.
HERE ARE SOME ACTION SHOTS TAKEN
FROM THE WILDFIRES WE WENT TO ASSIST
ON. THE TOP IS A STRUCTURE FIRE STARTED
BY FLYING EMBERS FROM THE FIRE AS
WELL AS TOP RIGHT (IN THESE 2 PICS THE
ENGINE WAS ACTUALLY EN ROUTE TO A
DIFFERENT FIRE TO SUPPLY WATER, BUT
HAD OTHER UNITS SUPPLY WATER WHILE
THEY STOPPED TO FIGHT THIS FIRE). THE
MIDDLE RIGHT IS RETURNING FROM THE
HOUSE FIRE TO BASE CAMP FOR FUEL AND
THEIR NEXT ASSIGNMENT. BOTTOM RIGHT IS
THE BRUSH AND LDF 110 FIGHTING ONE OF
MANY BRUSH FIRES THEY ENCOUNTERED.