Police in Grants Pass provided this image of firefighting equipment that is similar to what was stolen from the Holiday Inn on NE Agness Avenue.

GRANTS PASS — Police officers say thieves “hit an all-time low” and stole firefighting equipment from trucks parked at a Grants Pass hotel as Upper Applegate Fire crews were sleeping inside.

Grants Pass police were called to the Holiday Inn on NE Agness Avenue Thursday morning, according to a news release.

“It appears that thieves in the area have hit an all-time low by stealing firefighting equipment from US Forestry trucks parked overnight while firefighters finally got rest after fighting the Upper Applegate Fire,” release said.

Equipment included “thousands of dollars” worth of Hotshot backpacks, emergency fire shelters, headlamps, compasses, firing sticks, signal mirrors, first aid kits, water bottles and two Stihl chainsaws, according to police.

“This equipment was used to protect the lives of firefighters and residents of our community,” the release said.

Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of the stolen equipment or the identity of the thieves is asked to call the Grants Pass Police Department at 541-450-6260 and reference case No. 24-23189.