“Some chief officers would call it a distraction and not deal with the injury, if you will, or the trauma,” he said. Instead, he made sure everyone was OK, that their needs were taken care of and jumped right back into it. Over drinks, the fire department had a chance to give thanks for all the blessings they still had. Germain held a special dinner to bring his crew together. When things had finally slowed down in December, St. He served as interim chief from December to June before taking over the role permanently.Īlong with the lingering trauma of such an event, Grand Lake Fire has spent the last year navigating a change in leadership and financial challenges worsened by the damage inflicted by East Troublesome. Germain was assistant fire chief for the small agency tasked with covering 105 square miles in and around Grand Lake. Immediately after the fire, a group came in and offered counseling to the Grand Lake firefighters.
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