Border Burger (934 Manitou Ave.) hosted a crawfish boil fundraiser for the Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fire Team (SoCo) on Saturday, May 3, from noon to 5 p.m.
SoCo supports wildland fire operations and training for seven fire departments (Hanover Fire Department, Security Fire Department, Stratmoor Hills Fire District, Southwest Highway 115 Fire Department, Fountain Fire Department and Fort Carson Fire and Emergency Services) in southern El Paso County. The team currently has about 80 members on call all day, every day for wildland fire response in the region.
Donations will go toward the purchase of firefighter gear such as backpacks, helmets, specialized clothing and fire shelters – a safety device of last resort for firefighters trapped by wildfires. Partner fire departments do provide gear to SoCo, but budgets are limited and grants and donations are needed to sustain SoCo’s mission.
You can donate to SoCo anytime at SocoWildlandFire.com.
