On this episode of On The Town from Cirinos in downtown Grass Valley, Tom Fitzsimmons talks with Higgins Fire Protection District Captain and Public Information Officer Spencer Albrecht and Nevada County Law Enforcement and Fire Protection Council Secretary Deborah Wilder. Albrecht explains how the reopened Dog Bar Road fire station and expanded paid-call firefighter program are strengthening emergency response across Higgins Fire’s 91-square-mile South County district. The conversation covers the Combie Fire, the Perimeter Road vegetation fire, the Chute Fire, Grass Valley Air Attack Base and CAL FIRE support. Albrecht also shares essential wildfire-prevention advice about defensible space, safe mowing times, water sources, fire extinguishers and red flag warnings. Wilder discusses National Night Out at Pioneer Park, funding for a Nevada County Consolidated Fire helicopter pad and support for the Washington Volunteer Fire Department.