Volunteer firefighter ready to travel the country and fight wildfires
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Jorge Santos stands in front of North Bannock Fire Department Engine No. 21 during an equipment check on March 3, 2021. Santos has been a member of the volunteer fire crew since 2019 and will be joining the U.S. Forest Service as a seasonal firefighter this summer. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com
CHUBBUCK When Jorge Santos got the call that the North Bannock Fire Department would be joining other local crews at the Chinese Peak Fire on July 19, 2020, it meant a little extra for him.
Santos and his family lived in the area. So not only was he battling a blaze that would eventually scorch more than 1,500 acres, he was doing so while casting a shadow near his own home.
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North Bannock Fire Department crews run Engine No. 11 through monthly diagnostics checks on March 3. NBFD checks all of its equipment once per week, and run all equipment through complete readiness test the first Wednesday of every month.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story is part of a five-part series examining the lives of law enforcement and emergency responders in the Pocatello/Chubbuck area. Read Part 1 here.
CHUBBUCK Ten minutes. So much can happen in what seems like such a short period of time.
In less than 10 minutes, you can read about four pages of your favorite book while you boil the perfect pasta. Ten minutes is more than enough time for a fire to fully engulf a room and move on toward destroying a home before spreading to those around it.
CHUBBUCK — When the family of North Bannock firefighter Donald Dancliff was involved in a car crash just about a month ago, whether or not the station was going to help was not a question. The only question was how. “We just all, as a group, started talking about what we could for the family,” […]
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CHUBBUCK The Bannock County Firefighters’ Association is hosting a drive-through spaghetti feed this Saturday to benefit the family of a firefighter currently on Naval deployment.
Donald Dancliff has been a North Bannock firefighter since 2019, and is currently deployed with the United States Navy. The proceeds from the spaghetti will go the Dancliff family, which was recently involved in a car crash last month, according to a news release from the association.
Spaghetti dinners will be available for $5 each, or $20 for a family. Also included in the event will be a COVID-safe and family-friendly tour of the station.