After we were briefed we went out to the fire line. As we went out we could see what had burned and what hadn't. They saved a lot of the homes..
They took us through the fire up to the lookout. It was a nice view of the area. Plus it was cool going all the way up onto the deck. It was manned.
After a while we went on patrol. The goal was to keep the fire out of Welpinit. And I can say that would have been a real disaster. Welpinit is surrounded by a lot of timber. We caught a break as the winds died down.
That doesn't mean there wasn't trouble. We herd on the radio one of the contractors calling for help on a house he was doing structure protection. The shed next to the house was burning and he was needing help to keep it from burning the house down. Happy to say they saved the house.
On my next post our next assignment was to support a burn operation. That was pretty cool. Also something new I will include that I have never done is to include video. You will see what it is like to be on a fire.
Stay tuned.
