West
Fork Complex Fire Update
Rocky Mountain Incident
Management Team- Pete Blume, Incident Commander
Joint Information Center:
719-569-4149 or 719-657-3279
Hours of operation: 8:00 am –
9:00 pm
West Zone Email: westforkfire@gmail.com
East Zone Email: WestForkFire.EastZone@gmail.com
July 1, 2013
10:00 am
West Fork Complex firefighters were briefed early this
morning by Incident Commander Pete Blume and Dpty IC Todd Pechota regarding the
sad news out of Arizona. A two hour
stand down was planned this morning along with a moment of silence for the 19
firefighters of the Granite Mountain Hot Shot crew that lost their lives. Incident personnel were given several
options to meet their emotional needs. A
Critical Incident Stress Management team is available to those needing
additional assistance.
“It is with a heavy heart that we continue our operations
today on the West Fork Complex. The
emergency response community mourns the loss of the 19 firefighters that
perished in the Yarnell Fire in Arizona” stated IC Blume.
The Rocky Mountain Type 1 Incident Management Team and
firefighters working the West Fork Complex extend their deepest condolences to
those affected by the tragic events of the Yarnell Fire in Arizona. We are keeping the firefighters who died,
those that continue to work on incidents, and the families of all firefighters
in our thoughts.
Operations on the West Fork Complex will continue as
planned. Morning briefing for crews
going to the fireline was moved to 9:00 a.m. in order to give them some time to
process yesterday’s events. We believe
the best tribute we can give at this time is to continue to focus our efforts on
maintaining public and firefighter safety in honor of those who have fallen.
Updated information on our incident will be posted to the
Blog, InciWeb and via Twitter. We thank
you for your understanding in regards to the delay this morning.
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Media
Notes:
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Out of respect for our colleagues on the
Yarnell Fire and Prescott Fire Department the West Fork Complex will not issue
any further statements in regards to the Yarnell Fire.
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For questions regarding the West Fork
Complex please contact our Media Branch at 303.775.9132.
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