The day after

The next morning we went back up on the fire line. We did some patrol and we gave support when needed. The burn crew started to burn where they left off the night before. This day they wanted to burn a line of some 14 or miles long. The Management team said they couldn't do it. However they did do it. It took all night but they did it.
We ended the day seeing some pretty good fire and even had to go grid the other side of the line. These large Sugar Pine trees along with a few firs were torching out. The ember cast was going across the line. So our engine crew along with two others went across the line and gridded the forest for spot fires. We found several but they were no larger then a dime. However if we had done nothing we would have had big problems.

You can see the scale of the flames and how high it is by noticing the trucks parked near the fire.

Black ember still hot to the touch

More to come. Check back often I will post as I have time. It has been really busy getting ready for the season.