Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Grass Valley Fire Department reports $113,500 grant, recent mutual‑aid deployments and roof operations on local structure fires
Summary
The Grass Valley Fire Department told the City Council it received a $113,500 Office of Traffic Safety grant for battery‑powered vehicle extrication tools, described state mutual‑aid deployments (Palisades, Eaton, Border 2) and explained recent roof operations and 'vertical ventilation' tactics used on three local structure fires.
The Grass Valley Fire Department updated the City Council on mutual‑aid deployments and new equipment on Tuesday night. Fire Chief Mark Butchart introduced Captain Tyler Tomlinson, the department's public information officer, who said the department "just recently received a grant from the Office of Traffic Safety for $113,500 for new vehicle extrication tools." Tomlinson said the new battery‑powered "e‑tools" will make extrication responses faster and less labor‑intensive…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
