Mutually beneficial burn removes weeds, provides training
Grant County Fire District 7 partnered with the City of Soap Lake to burn weed growth on holding ponds. This offered realistic training to firefighters and removed the responsibility from Soap Lake Public Works.
COURTESY PHOTO/GRANT COUNTY FIRE DISTRICT 7
On Saturday, Grant County Fire District 7 firefighters work on containing a controlled burn with drip torches and hand tools. The City of Soap Lake partnered with the fire district to remove growth at the city's treated water holding ponds.
Grant County Fire District 7 held a field training day for firefighter Type 2 certification Saturday. The district will be hosting another on May 2.
SOAP LAKE — A routine spring cleanup turned into one of Grant County Fire District 7’s most valuable training opportunities Saturday, according to GCFD 7 officials, when firefighters partnered with the City of Soap Lake to burn out heavy weed growth in the city’s treated water holding ponds and practice wildland firefighting on a live fire.
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