Late season fires

[RandyMac]

Redwood fires are a #####, bottomless duff, large woody debris....I have been to several back in the 1970s.

http://www.triplicate.com/200910121...azes-mostly-contained-but-winds-raise-worries

 

[slowp]

Pumps in the creek, straight stream nozzles, let the mining begin! Fires are no fun this time of year. The cool nights make for miserable camping.

 

[2dogs]

The storm that blew though here Tuesday dropped over 10" of rain in the mountains. As much as 18" in very localized areas. Our fire season is done for.

BTW I just found out today from Cal Fire why I did not get called out this season. The dude who was the Hired Equipment Coordinator went out on stress early this summer. I guess he fell so far behind in his paperwork it cost him his job via stress. Of course he will get a great retirement package and lifetime medical out of it.