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Fires
from A1
probably once or twice a
week, even when we don’t
have fires,” said Raade. “It
is routine for us to include
the fire marshal’s office in
investigations. It does not
mean that we’re suspect-
ing that there’s an arsonist.
It’s one of the first calls we
make when we get a fire
put out.”
In light of the fire trend,
Raade encouraged people
to exercise caution with
their fire risks at home.
“If people are choosing
to use open flames, make
sure that you’re doing that
in a safe manner,” he said.
“If people have homes that
may not have updated
wiring, I’d encourage that
when the chance exists to
have their wiring inspected
or replaced.”
Raade praised the re-
sponses of SLCFR to cover
all emergencies, especially
during Saturday morning’s
deluge of events.
“I had four alarms going
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off in about a 10-minute A member of the South Lane Country Fire and Rescue surveys the remains of a structure fire from the deck of a ladder truck Saturday.
period,” Raade said.
Two medical emergen- Street enveloped emergen- property,” he said. “Some- the decision of running to cy or going to a property gency as they’ve come so
times, and it’s not very someone who’s having a life emergency. But we’ve been far.”
cies, a grass fire and the cy responders’ morning.
often, we have to make or death medical emergen- able to meet every emer-
“We
put
life
in
front
of
structure fire on Main
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