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Briceland Volunteer Fire Department Briceland Fire Protection District Briceland Fires CalOES Response to Storm Threats While the storm winds gusted and the rivers crested our crew was active and ready to respond to emergency calls for medical distress trees down high water hazards fallen electrical lines landslides road slipouts or of course fires. Briceland Fire was able to provide 24hr staffing of two engines for the 3 day duration of the storm joining crews from Redway Fire Shelter Cove Fire Department and Petrolia Volunteer Fire Department in a CalOES prepositioning assignment of six engines in Southern Humboldt County. Having our Type6 Engine 5446 saw module equipped with a wide assortment of chainsaws and hand tools available for this kind of event is especially useful for dealing with trees down and debris on the roads. Our Type1 Engine 5416 was also specially equipped and ready to respond to vehicle accidents or water rescue calls which thankfully did not occur.