Fire

[Metals406]

Cali is starting early. I'm hoping fir a good fire year here -- but I don't like destroyed property. I prefer fires burning thru areas way out in the sticks, that either need logged -- or burnt out for re-gen.

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[2dogs]

850 acres, 900 firefighters, 4 helicopters, 4 air tankers, 75% humidity today. Don't know about contractors.

 

[Metals406]

% containment?

Sent using a miniature supercomputer.

 

[2dogs]

Sorry, 75% containment.

 

[Metals406]

That's good! Hopefully they can finish getting line around it soon.

Sent using a miniature supercomputer.

 

[2dogs]

Over 900 acres and more than 1,000 personnel.

BTW InciWeb has a new URL: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov

 

[2dogs]

Yesterday I received notice that the required safety training classes for my area start February 1st. I imagine this is true for the entire state. Check with your local Cal Fire or USFS Hired Equipment Specialist for details.

 

[4x4American]

Recent Pics from Colorado Springs

WHY do people KEEP BUILDING IN THE WORST POSSIBLE PLACES?!? Look at that slope and those fuels! That's no place to put a road, much less a home, much less a whole subdivision! Here's hoping there aren't a thousand lawsuits as soon as the ashes cool.

I dont get it either. They're doing that ridiculous building in the adk mtn region. They build these big fancy homes all squished together-like on the side of a mountain. Ruins the mountain in my opinion.

On another note, awesome to see that old first gen dodge w350 out and about in service.

 

[forestryworks]

A home in the wildland is no different than a tree or a shrub; they're all made of wood and wood burns. Fire is not the problem - it never has been - too many people building too many homes in the wrong places with too lax zoning laws is the problem. An anti-fire culture doesn't help, either.

 

[Metals406]

A home in the wildland is no different than a tree or a shrub; they're all made of wood and wood burns. Fire is not the problem - it never has been - too many people building too many homes in the wrong places with too lax zoning laws is the problem. An anti-fire culture doesn't help, either.

Jameson, I'm sending Smokey the Bear to yer place to whoop you!

 

[2dogs]

I have long argued that the fire service should save the high value items as a priority. Life safety is of course number one but saving a shack over a watershed is foolish in my eyes. In the Santa Cruz mountains we have hundreds if not thousands of illegal structures, many of which are a result of the drug trade here. If one of them catches fire the fire service will do everything it can to save it while letting the wildland burn. Then the building department shows up and condemns the structure and orders it torn down anyway. We need fresh clear thinking when it comes to wildland fire. NOT something like what is going on in Colorado right now.

 

[slowp]

Not sure anything is going on in Colorado right now. Those pictures are from 2012. Lots of old threads are being pulled up.
But I could be wrong. I haven't been watching the news lately.

 

[forestryworks]

Jameson, I'm sending Smokey the Bear to yer place to whoop you!

If anyone needs a good ol' ass whooping, it's Smokey Bear. Bring it on.

 

[Gologit]

Yesterday I received notice that the required safety training classes for my area start February 1st. I imagine this is true for the entire state. Check with your local Cal Fire or USFS Hired Equipment Specialist for details.

The first class over here is Feb 22. It's already full. I think there are three more, one each week in the Grass Valley area.

The people putting on the class always bring lots of donuts and coffee. The sugar high helps when it's time to do the shelter deployment.

 

[2dogs]

I took the safety class today. Last Saturday's class was cancelled a the last minute which was a good thing for me. It was Cody's 21st birthday. Anyway it was raining today so we moved tables and chairs and threw fire shelters indoors. Lots of talk about the Yarnell Hotshots. Rates went up this year though it sounds as if dozer transports did not do well.

Not I will have to find a class for Cody since the Marines had him this weekend.

 

[Gologit]

The next class over here is Feb 22nd. The link won't work but you can email her directly.

[email protected]

 

[Metals406]

I do my rt-130 March 8th. They added a 3 mile pack test this year.

 

[2dogs]

I do my rt-130 March 8th. They added a 3 mile pack test this year.

Fun!

 

[Gologit]

Fun?

 

[slowp]

I do my rt-130 March 8th. They added a 3 mile pack test this year.

I think the YMCA tune has the correct cadence for the pace. I think.....maybe not, oh well. If it does, it is hard not to do the YMCA arm movements so might not be a good thing to use.