For September Lake Shastina Fire responded to 29 calls for service, including:
- 21 medical aids
- 4 public assists
- 1 vehicle fire
- 1 traffic collision
- 1 wildland fire
- 1 residential fire
The Lake Shastina community received an ISO rating of 3, the lowest rating the community has ever received. ISO (Insurance Services Office) ratings are based on a scale from 1-10, and the lower the score the better. A rating of 3 means that homeowners live in a community with strong public protection services, some of the main ones being water supply (hydrants), fire department dispatches and response times, fire alarms, and more. Lake Shastina receiving a rating of 3 translates to a potential drop in insurance pricing- if you live in Lake Shastina it may be worth contacting your insurance company to update the ISO rating for your home.
In September, Engines 3112 and 3118 assisted in the River Complex over in the Callahan area. LSFD firefighters worked on strike team assignments and as single resources to prevent the fire from entering the local town of Callahan and other surrounding areas. Structure protection, fire suppression, mop up, cutting line, and laying hose were all key skills performed by firefighters to help with the fire. The River Complex is currently 199,343 acres and is 92% contained.
LSFD’s Type 1 engine got called out for an assignment unique to our firefighters: airport crash rescue. Engine 3119 was assigned to the Antelope Fire outside of Tennant and the Fawn Fire outside of Redding for airport crash rescue. During a crash rescue assignment, engines remain on standby should there be a malfunction with any aircraft at the airbase. Those engines serve as initial medical and fire response to any crashes on the runways. Thankfully all aircraft operated smoothly during the time that Engine 3119 was assigned to crash rescue, for both fires.
OES 8331 met up with its usual strike team 3800C for an assignment on the Windy Fire all the way down in Sequoia National Park. For several of our firefighters, this was their first time fighting fire in a national park, as well as their first time in Sequoia National Park altogether. Firefighting efforts and weather helped aid the fire situation, which is currently 97,554 acres and is 91% contained.
