Nevada National Guard firefighters help on Davis Fire

Published: Sep 12, 2024 Duration: 00:01:38 Category: Entertainment

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DISTRICT CAN SHOW THE EQUIVALENT IN MINUTES. THE NEVADA NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN PLAYING AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN FIGHTING THE DAVIS FIRE, WITH HAND AND AIR CREWS WORKING TO TACKLE IT. >>AND NEWS FOUR'S SOPHIE LINCOLN HAS MORE ON THE ARMY BRANCH'S WORK ON THE FIRE. >>THANKS TO A NEWER PROGRAM THAT ALLOWS NATIONAL GUARD MEMBERS TO BE TRAINED AND CERTIFIED TO FIGHT WILDFIRES, THE LOCAL AGENCIES FIGHTING THE DAVIS FIRE NOW HAVE EXTRA GROUND AND AIR CREWS TO FIGHT THE BLAZE. >>THOSE INDIVIDUALS ARE SLEEPING, SLEEPING OUT IN THE FIRE, WORKING 16 HOUR DAYS, GETTING DIRTY. THEY'RE WORKING WITH A CREW FROM WINNEMUCCA AND THEY'RE REALLY, REALLY DOING THE HARD WORK OUT THERE. >>THIS COMES AS LOCAL FIREFIGHTING AGENCIES HAVE ALREADY BEEN STRETCHED THIN ON THIS FIRE, MAKING EVERY EXTRA FIREFIGHTER FROM THE GUARD THAT MUCH MORE IMPORTANT. >>WE ARE WE ARE THE LAST RESORT. I GUESS YOU CAN SAY, BUT WE ARE LIKE, I SAID, HAPPY TO HELP AS WELL AS HELPING WITH THE FIRE. >>THE NATIONAL GUARD ALSO HAS ABOUT 100 MEMBERS ASSISTING THE WASHOE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE TO SECURE THE EVACUATED NEIGHBORHOODS AND HELP PREVENT AGAINST ANY LOOTING IN THE EMPTY HOMES. >>FOR THE MOST PART, WE HAVEN'T SEEN ANY LOOTERS. WE'VE HAD NO REPORTS OF LOOTERS, FOR THE MOST PART IT'S JUST STRESSED OUT CITIZENS WORRIED ABOUT THEIR HOMES. THEY JUST WANT TO CHECK ON THEIR PROPERTY, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY, CHECK ON ANY ANIMALS THEY MAY HAVE LEFT BEHIND. >>THE NATIONAL GUARD HAS BEEN WORKING ON THE DAVIS FIRE SINCE SUNDAY, AND IS ONE OF A NUMBER OF AGENCIES WORKING TOGETHER ON IT. >>WE ARE READY TO ANSWER THE STATE'S CALL, AND THAT'S WHAT WE'VE DONE HERE FOR THIS MISSION. NOW

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