A wilderness experience can quickly loose its allure when an emergency happens....and, emergency responders can have a difficult time treating and evacuating people from remote campsites..Unless !

Members of the Crane Lake Volunteer Fire Department are experienced in taking care of people in unusual locations. There are only eight miles of roads in the department's 100-square mile protection area. This means CLVFD members are likely to respond to emergencies by truck, boat, snowmobile or floatplane. Some of their "special" equipment includes a 23-foot high-speed fire boat and a special snowmobile rescue sled which was designed locally and has since been copied by Northwoods rescuers as far away as Quebec.
Contact: Kalie Klaysmat - 218-993-2379

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