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Man killed in solo crash Odin Rasco Senior staff writer
A Cameron Park man died during a car crash on July 18 and California Highway Patrol documents indicate alcohol use may have been a factor. The 38-year-old driver, whose name has not been released, was driving a Ford truck eastbound along Country Club Drive close to De Sabla Road in Cameron Park when, CHP records indicate, he made an “unsafe turning movement” that caused the Ford to leave the roadway and collide with a tree, overturning the vehicle. The driver was fatally injured, while the passenger, a 37-year-old Reno resident, was unharmed. Further details were not available at press time.
Grant helps firefighters breathe easier El Dorado County Fire Protection District News release
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El Dorado County Fire Protection District announces it has been awarded funding to purchase new selfcontained breathing apparatus. The district will receive $538,687 from the fiscal year 2023 Assistance to Firefighters Grant issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security/ Federal Emergency Management Agency Grant Programs Directorate. The El Dorado County Fire Protection District Board of Directors recently accepted the grant, which includes
approving 10% matching funds. “The El Dorado County Fire District is thrilled to have been awarded funds through the Assistance to Firefighters Grant,” said EDCFPD Fire Chief Tim Cordero. “These funds will be utilized to provide all of our firefighters with equipment that meets the most current standards. “Grant funds allow for the district to further stretch our dollars to enhance our level of service to the communities we protect,” Cordero continued. “We are grateful for the support of our elected officials who recognize the importance of continuing these funding sources for our firefighters.” Funding for the 2023 AFG program was approved by Congress in late 2022 under the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2023 (Pub. L. No. 117328). The 2023 AFG program will award $324 million to fire service agencies across the nation. Since fiscal year 2001, the AFG has awarded approximately $8.4 billion in grants to provide critically needed ■ See GRANT, page A9
Logging days came back with a roar, a buzz and a whole lot of cheers at the Pollock Pines-Camino Community Center July 19 & 20. On Saturday competitors tested their skills in the axe throw, stock sawing, hot and double-buck sawing, pole climbing and chocker setting, among other games, as the crowd watched in awe. Tina and George Harrison Sr. of Grass Valley, above, compete in the Jack and Jill Bucking competition, finishing with a time of 11.32 seconds. Molly Hodges, 17, of Northfork, at right, hops over a log in the Choker Setting competition as her father, Nate, right, looks on. Photos by Shelly Thorene
Jon Rupley, 74, of Placerville, bottom photo, competes in the 4-5ci Stock Saw event with an impressive time of 7 seconds even. Saws in this competition must have started life as a chain saw but after-market and custom parts that maintain stock operating procedures are allowed.
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