Well, we got canceled again. Actually we got canceled twice this time. We had an order for Arizona and New Mexico and they both got canceled. We are now one of only a couple helicopters in the nation not in California or the Southwest. However, the crew did IA 3 small fires this week. I was on days off for two of them but at least we are getting some fires here and they are letting us get on them. My fire was the Griffin fire, a tiny 1\10th acre deal. The folks that flew had the fire lined by the time the rest of us got there so we just mopped it up. The top picture shows some of the helitack crew with some engine folks admiring our
handy work. After we got the fire good and cleaned up the IC released most of the resources and we sat on the fire for several hours making sure it was secure. We left at about 2200h, just as the storms started rolling in. That gumbo soil is undriveable once it gets wet so you either have to get out quick or spend the night.
Well, we got canceled again. Actually we got canceled twice this time. We had an order for Arizona and New Mexico and they both got canceled. We are now one of only a couple helicopters in the nation not in California or the Southwest. However, the crew did IA 3 small fires this week. I was on days off for two of them but at least we are getting some fires here and they are letting us get on them. My fire was the Griffin fire, a tiny 1\10th acre deal. The folks that flew had the fire lined by the time the rest of us got there so we just mopped it up. The top picture shows some of the helitack crew with some engine folks admiring our
handy work. After we got the fire good and cleaned up the IC released most of the resources and we sat on the fire for several hours making sure it was secure. We left at about 2200h, just as the storms started rolling in. That gumbo soil is undriveable once it gets wet so you either have to get out quick or spend the night.
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That Griffin Fire sounds like my kind of fire. Small and out.
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