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Grant County chiefs describe large water‑shuttle operation and interagency effort that supported Trout Fire response
Summary
Fire and emergency managers described a two‑week response to the Trout Fire that included a large water‑shuttle operation supplying helicopters and structural protection efforts. County and volunteer crews said they moved nearly 1 million gallons to fill dip tanks, protected homes with sprinkler systems and reported no injuries among responding
Grant County's emergency and fire leadership described a two‑week response to the Trout Fire that included an unusually large water‑shuttle operation to supply helicopters and extensive structural‑protection work near residences.
Fire Chief Groves reported that from June 20 to June 26 the countycoordinated water shuttles and drop‑tank operations moved an estimated 913,200 gallons of water to fill helicopters' dip tanks and "pumpkins" for repeated aerial water drops. He credited local engines, a sky crane, interagency…
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