Cooking is the number one cause of home fires and cooking fires peak during the busy holiday season. Help prevent fires before they start by teaching your community the importance of following safe cooking practices. For more tips to help prevent fires and burns while cooking holiday meals, visit the “Home Cooking Safety” link of MySafeHome.org.
The Park City Fire District hosted a 40-hour Structure Collapse Rescue training program conducted by Tech Rescue Training of Salt Lake City. Under the watchful eye of a Tech Rescue instructor, members of the PCFD Urban Search & Rescue Team, Chris Pruyn, Darren Nelson, Scott Rapshus, and Justin Jolley, used the basic principles of leverage and inclined planes to move a 5,000 lb. section of jersey barrier. Other topics covered from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Urban Search & Rescue Field Operations Guide included FEMA procedures, vertical and horizontal shoring techniques, and the location and extrication of victims of structural collapse. (photo by Mark Hoffman)
One of the great assets of the Park City area is the numerous trails that allow those who live in, and visit, Summit County to enjoy nature. These trails have challenged Park City Fire Service District in accessing patients and those who need help. To overcome these challenges, the Fire District maintains several vehicles for back country rescue. The Pinebrook Fire Station maintains two snowmobiles during the winter and one four-wheeler during the summer. The bulk of the back country rescue gear is kept at the Holiday Ranch Loop Road Fire Station. This equipment includes two mountain bikes and an off-road vehicle called “The Ranger” (see photo).
The Park City Fire District recently presented the Easton Family with a plaque honoring the family for their dedication and commitment to the Fire District. In 2008 a contribution was given to PCFD to be used for medical equipment and to sponsor local athletics. The Fire District recently purchased a mechanical ambulance cot and upgraded two defibrillators.
Last fall, The Park City Fire District was contacted by Mac MacQuoid of the Park City Rotary Club who was inquiring where he might purchase a good used ambulance. After explaining why he was looking for an ambulance, Assistant Chief Bob Zanetti worked out a deal with the Summit County Commissioners to sell an ambulance, slated for retirement, to the Rotary Club at an extremely reduced price.
Thank you for visiting our website. As you peruse our web pages, I hope you gain an understanding of the Park City Fire District, its mission, visions for the future, and the professionalism of the organization. Please feel free to contact us for any information regarding Park City or the Park City Fire District, and if you are ever in the Park City area, please stop by and say hello. You are always welcome.~ Chief Gee