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Fire Board Trustee Honored

Fire Board Trustee Honored

Fire Chief Ben Sharit presented a Distinguished Service Award to local resident Ann Grant in appreciation and recognition of her years of service as a Fire Board Trustee and as a pioneer in community based wildfire prevention. Grant has served as a fire board member for the past four years as a Trustee, Vice- Chair and Chair.

She formed Skyland Fire Safe Chapter which was one of the first Fire Safe Chapters in the Lake Tahoe Basin, going on to serve as a member of the Board of Directors for the Nevada Fire Safe Council 2005-2012. In 2008, Grant served as Vice Chairman for the Citizens for a Fire Safe Community which created sustained funding for the fire districts wildland fire prevention programs. She has volunteered endless hours performing committee work for Nevada State Wildfire Awareness Week, Tahoe Basin Wildfire Awareness Week, Nevada State Wildland Urban Interface Fire Summit and Tahoe Basin Wildland Urban Interface Fire Summit.

Grant has also been recognized by the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the National Association of State Foresters and the National Fire Protection Association. She will be the first recipient of the Wildfire Mitigation Pioneer Award. “This goes to speak of her continuous dedication to the community, not only in Tahoe Douglas, but throughout the region. She has attended local meetings, as well as, meetings throughout the state to make sure wildfire mitigation carries on,” said former Assistant Chief Mark Novak.

Grant will be receiving the Wildfire Mitigation Pioneer Award on March 25, 2015 at the Peppermill Casino.

Tahoe Douglas Fire Protection District is an “All Risk” Department providing Fire Prevention, Fire Suppression, Advanced Life Support, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Forest Fuels Management, and Emergency Rescue. The dedicated professionals respond to 2000 emergency calls annually. The Fire District currently holds an ISO rating 3/3Y.

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