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Approximately 90 percent of all wildfires are caused by people. One of the most common causes is unattended campfires. Emergency responders need your help in keeping our forests and campgrounds safe for everyone. There are a few key steps to making and maintaining a safe campfire.

Pick a Safe Spot

  • Do not build a fire at a site in hazardous or dry conditions.
  • Check before building your campfire to make sure the campground, forest or local area allows campfires.
  • Use a fire pit or fire ring at your campground or camp site.
  • Pick a spot that is at least fifteen feet away from your tent walls, trees or anything else that could catch on fire.

Maintain Your Campfire

  • Keep your fire to a manageable size.
  • Provide constant supervision to children and pets near the fire.
  • Never leave the campfire unattended…even for a short time.

Extinguish Your Campfire

  • Use the “drown, stir and feel” method.
  • Allow the wood to burn completely to ash.
  • Pour lots of water on the fire and drown all of the embers.
  • Pour water on the fire until it stops hissing.
  • Stir the campfire ashes and embers with a shovel.
  • Scrape the sticks and logs to remove any remaining embers.
  • Stir and make sure everything is wet and cold to the touch.
  • Do not leave your campground or campsite until the embers are cool to the touch.

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CLICK HERE FOR THE MAY 24th, 2023  BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING AGENDA

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2023 BOARD OF DIRECTOR’S MEETING DATES

JANUARY 10th BOD Workshop
JANUARY 25TH
FEBRUARY 22ND
MARCH 22ND
APRIL 26TH
MAY 24TH
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JULY 26TH
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SEPTEMBER 27TH
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Kitchen Hood Replacement Program a Success!!

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Over the last decade, our local restaurants were faced with the financial burden of updating their kitchen fire suppression systems to meet changing fire safety standards. East Grand Fire wanted to help lessen this costly expense for our local restaurants so thus created the Commercial Kitchen Safety Incentive Program. This provided up to a $500.00 grant to help the with required replacement of antiquated kitchen hood fire suppression systems in the East Grand Fire Protection District.

We are pleased to say that, to date, East Grand Fire was able to help 11 establishments with the required upgrade to their hood systems. The project is now being completed and East Grand Fire is very happy to have been able to be a part of this important life safety and property preservation enhancing project for our community.

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