Demob day

Today we were demobed. The complex of fires has been mopped up and is cold. There may be a few interior stumps smoldering, but that is about it.
I apologize for not having much excitement so far this season. We have been sent out to three fires and all three have, for the most part been out or almost out by the time we got to them. However it is a long season. This is just getting started. We still have all of August. I will try to get some pictures up later on.
Even though. It has been a bit it has been interesting to say the least. For example the day before yesterday they had two people life flights off the fire line due to dehydration. All total that day there was five or six people who suffered from dehydration and one with an ankle injury. Yesterday there was one of the engine guys who had dehydration issues. Several of us assisted him along with the medic. It ended well as he was able to walk out on his own. He can be thankful for his engine boss being able to recognize the symptoms of dehydration. He was fortunate.

Bottom line is even though there is little to no fire out there it can still be dangerous out here. It isn't just the fire you have to watch. Sometime it is the human element as well. Perhaps sometime I will explain in detail what that means, but not today.

We are tired and stinky. We hiked all over the mountain as we couldn't get the engines to the fire edges due to rocky terrain. Also we were spiked out. That means we were not at the main fire camp. So no showers :( we also ate out of food buckets. The good part is we had portable toilets. So that being said I'm going to hit the showers and clean up and rest up for the next dispatch coming soon......