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Draper firefighters describe rapid EMAC deployment, 40-hour shifts and neighborhood protection during Los Angeles fires
Summary
Draper City Fire Captain Brian Garn and fuels supervisor Parker Hansen described an Emergency Mutual Aid Compact (EMAC) deployment to Los Angeles-area wildfires, where Draper crews joined multi-agency task forces, worked extended shifts, performed structure protection and later returned for home assessments and mop-up.
Mayor Troy Walker interviewed Captain Brian Garn of the Draper City Fire Department and fuels-crew supervisor Parker Hansen about Draper's recent deployment to wildfires in the Los Angeles area.
Garn said the deployment was coordinated through an Emergency Mutual Aid Compact (EMAC) that lets states request specific trained personnel and equipment. "It's a quick process," Garn said, explaining the state emergency management office matches requests with available resources and covers deployment costs.
Parker Hansen described arriving amid large-scale operations and long work cycles. "We worked a 40 hour shift through the night," Hansen said,…
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