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North Metro continues aid to California
Contributed by: North Metro Fire Rescue on 7/8/2008

The three North Metro Fire Rescue personnel and Brush Attack truck that left on Wednesday, June 25 to assist with wild land fire fighting efforts in California are still working on the Piute Fire in Kern County, California. This morning's latest reports indicate the fire is 26,285 acres and only 22% contained.

At this time, 1,191 fire fighters are assigned to this fire. The estimated cost of the fire is $11,494,098 to date. The cause of the fire is still under investigation.

North Metro responded to the request for assistance from the Fort Collins Interagency Wildfire Dispatch Center. The Strike Team, consists of: North Metro Fire Rescue; Mountain View Fire Department; Rocky Mountain Fire Department; Chaffee County fire fighters; and Manhattan, Kansas.

North Metro Fire Rescue is dedicated to your quality care. North Metro Fire Rescue provides fire protection, emergency medical services, hazardous materials response and rescue services to their community. Formed in 1946, the district now covers 115 square miles with a population of approximately 115,000 people including the City and County of Broomfield, the City of Northglenn and unincorporated areas of Boulder, Adams and Jefferson Counties.



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North Metro Fire Rescue

Northglenn , CO

North Metro Fire Rescue has posted 217 stories and 1 comment since joining on 9/14/2005. North Metro Fire Rescue's average story rating is 4.84.
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