A team of four South Dakota firefighters made the trip to the Towaoc, Colorado, area south of Cortez, CO, last week (Aug. 8, 2023) to help with the wildfire situation in that area.
Fort Pierre Volunteer Fire Department Assistant Chief Tye Odden says during this deployment, they’re serving in more of a “back up” role than front-line firefighting.
Odden says there are several fires burning in the areas around them.
Odden says a typical deployment is 14 working days, so unless released early, they will return home next week.
Again the South Dakota firefighters on this team in Colorado are Tye Odden and Kolton Aumiller with Fort Pierre Fire, Nate Walz with Lyons Fire and Matt McCranie with the Claremont Fire Department.
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