Fire has lost 850 last nite (they went home or assigned to another Fire). Lost 200 personnel the nite before. The estimated containment date is Sept 15th and is 67 to 71% contained according to inciweb.com. The Navajo Hotshots are going to forego their 2 day mandatory R&R and stake out on the mountain for 4 days with MRE's. So I may not hear from my huby for another 4 days. Hoping they get cellservice in the area they'll be camping.
So fire plan is to mop-up as much as they can in the wilderness. After DC stakes out for 4 days he'll have 3 more days before their released. He's getting anxious just sitting around waiting for a detail on the Station Fire. If he's not crazy busy while on assignment he gets stircrazy bored and complains like you wont believe. So I hope they give 'em a task quick!
This fire has been the best since we became a wildland firefighting family in 2004. The IC ordered some great resources to pamper the firefighters. THey slept in AC bunks during the day, hot cooked meals morning, noon, and night. Shower trucks, laundry trucks, free merchandise from local food companies, i.e. MOnster beverage truck stopped in to hand out free cans... Myoplex truck stopped in and gave everyone free shakes! Too cool right. Oh and lets not forget the truck that had WiFi Computers accessible to firefighters to surf to their delight! DC didnt have to open his tent once since Aug 26th (the day they were committed to Station Fire). Neat-o right?!
