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07/22/2008
Roanoke County Supervisors hear Green Ridge Mtn Fire Recap

Roanoke County Fire officials detailed the Green Ridge Mountain Fire wrap-up for Roanoke County Supervisors Tuesday. Chief Rick Burch says overall the response and effort of fire personnel was excellent, but with everything, some things can be done better...


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Burch says the length of shifts was also a fatigue problem. He says twelve hour shifts became fourteen and fifteen hours each. He says the department needs to come up with a plan to give firefighters longer down time between shifts on a major fire like Green Ridge Mountain.


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