There were two fires yesterday, but nothing big enough that it was visible even as far away as Lacey, so that one wasn't ours. Thursday, however, we had two good columns from Rx burns that should have been visible for at least 30 miles, and, later in the day, a PITA snakey bastid in the impact area that kept jumping lines so we chased it most of the afternoon... plan, light, back off, watch it crawl around control lines and flare back up again, lather, rinse, repeat. All told, probably 750 acres in about 90% grass with the occasional prairie-colonizing fir candling to keep things interesting. Oh, and a bear attack across the road the same day. Earned my Haz pay on that one for sure!
(still hopin' to get loft enough to annoy King County)
