Following the fire on Tourney Road on May 31, Jordan and his team at Granite Recreation Park have begun implementing strategies based on lessons learned from that experience and are developing an enhanced response plan for any future fire emergencies. Your GHHOA Executive has offered its support to Jordan in this important initiative because, as we all know, we are in this together.
As a first step, and at the suggestion of many of the people who stepped up to help fight the fire that day, your GHHOA Executive approved the purchase of two Vanguard Water Jet 5-gallon Wildland Fire Backpacks at a cost of $464.43. The purchase of this equipment was made possible through your Annual Membership Fee that contributed to the Fire Equipment Fund, the Social Committee Fund as well as $125 raised from the 50/50 draw at our Swing & Sip event.
This equipment has now been provided to Jordan and is attached to the fire trailer located at the Granite Recreation Park.
The second step is the establishment of a Community Fire Emergency Program Volunteer sign-up.
We have included Jordan’s email below, along with a Sign-Up form. We encourage you to consider becoming a volunteer. The more prepared we are as a community, the better equipped we will be to respond when needed.
Additional information will be shared in the coming days. Jordan is also planning a Fire Trailer Training Session that will provide valuable information on fire response procedures and the safe use of available equipment in the event of a fire.
Warm Regards,
Debbie Clement,
Granite Hills Homeowners’ Association
From Jordan Gauthier:
Hello everyone,
We are working on building a volunteer contact list for our community-driven Fire Emergency Program.
The goal is to have a more organized way to contact people quickly in the event of a fire emergency and to better coordinate volunteers who are willing to help.
We are asking residents and community members who are interested to sign up as either a Responder or a Dispatcher.
Responders are volunteers who may be willing to assist with fire suppression efforts using available fire suppression equipment, when it is safe to do so.
Dispatchers are volunteers who may be willing to help contact Responders quickly during an emergency and assist with communication and coordination.
The information collected will be added to a shared volunteer contact list used for emergency planning and communication between the volunteer group.
Please note that this program does not replace calling 911 or contacting the proper emergency services.
In any emergency, 911 should always be contacted first.
If you are interested in being added to the volunteer list, please complete the form by clicking the link below.
Feel free to forward this email to any community members who may be interested in helping.
Community Fire Emergency Program Volunteer Sign-Up Form:
Click Here to Sign Up
Thank you to everyone who is willing to help.
Having a contact list and plan in place could make a big difference in an emergency.
Kind regards,
Granite Recreational Park.
