I think I already posted this one but if not this is from Yesterday when the fire was running up the slope.
Crazy how fire works. It has a mind of its own.
Lunch Break for the crew. At first I thought, Gee whata easy job. All they do is sit around! Only Picking on you hunny.
Im sure this is time well spent.
When DC sent me this pic. the subject line read: HOTSHOT COUNTRY CONT. BRUSH.Pretty outrageous. Does that look like a flame in the background??
Can you see the Fire line that the crew dug on top the ridge.
To the left of the fireline on the left slope you can see
the red retardant dropped by the aircraft.
Can you see the Fire line that the crew dug on top the ridge.To the left of the fireline on the left slope you can see
the red retardant dropped by the aircraft.
See the Hotshot behind the tree.
Because the fire can run up the slope, a preventative
measure taken was to dig this line.
The goal of the fireline is preventing the fire from going any further than the ridge.
Hopefully the line will create a burnout. If not, the fire would continue
down the ridge and into the canyon and make another run.
I havent checked the inciweb site (www.inciweb.org) in awhile.
I dont what % contained the fire is. Usually when the fire is at 90% contained -
a type 2 Incident Command Team will take over.
The type 1 IC Teams (currently working the Gap Fire) as well as the Hotshots
are all reserved for extreme fires and initial attack (IA). Initial attack means just that - they
are on scene first and get the fire under control. As soon as containment reaches 80 to 90%
and the threat of the fire blowing up is minimal - the fire assignment gets handed over to
a Type 2 or Type 3 IC Team for Clean-up. So when that happens, DC either gets reassigned to
another crucial fire or is sent home. Very rare but sometimes they clean up and go sit (Staged) in
an area where summer thunderstorms are expected. And they wait. Wait for a fire call.
Usually Lighting fires in the high mtns. Hope you learned someting today.
Its fun being able to tell someone everything Ive picked up from my hubby and the internet.
So NOW, maybe no one will have to ask what DC does for a living.
I'll just refer 'em to my blogspot.
