Fire Weather Update

The fire weather watch has been changed to a Red Flag Warning. Check it out here:
http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ORZ049&warncounty=ORC061&firewxzone=ORZ633&local_place1=&product1=Red+Flag+Warning#.UeRwxo3VCcE

Fire Weather Watch

The fire season looks like it is about to begin. The national weather service has issued a fire weather watch. You can see the forecast here:http://forecast.weather.gov/showsigwx.php?warnzone=ORZ049&warncounty=ORC061&firewxzone=ORZ633&local_place1=&product1=Fire+Weather+Watch

We will be on alert. We are packed and ready for the call. As always I will post to the blog as I have cell service. I will give you the inside scoop on the fire, and its events

Owyhee Fire

We were on the Owyhee fire for five days. Our first day it was extremely hot. We saw temperatures as high as 113 degrees. There was also a couple of T-storms. After we received our assignment we went out to the line and then say a crop duster doing retardant drops on a slop over. Then we helped the Union hot shots mop it up.

Our second day was much cooler. It was only in the 90's. The fire for the most part went out on it's own. There was some interior burning. So the last shift we were on patrol watching to make sure nothing took off.

The country was desert and had some really nice landscape.

Below is some of the scenes we saw enjoy.....

July desert wildfire

We have been sent to the Owyhee fire. As it now stands it is 50,000 acres and counting. We are told it is running wild. As I have signal I will post pictures. Stay tuned....

Early Exit

We were pampered last night. They put us up in a motel and then gave us breakfast this morning. We came back to Vale to check in and they told us that it rained on the fire and they were starting a major demob. So that being said we are scheduled to demob at 1400 today.
Of course that could change. There is storm clouds brewing. Maybe they will decide to hold us over. I'll try to keep you posted. Till the next fire or update........cheers

Fire Season 2013

The season has started. We were dispatched to the Vale District. We may be on the Crowley Creek fire out of Burns. The cell service is poor to non existent. I will try to keep you posted as I can. Stay tuned.......

I have returned

Hello all of you followers of my blog. I am sorry I have been away for some time. I have been a bit preoccupied. I was married on May 11 to a wonderful woman who I love very much. Now things are beginning settle down and I will be back on the blog.

Coming up is the fire season and I will have another series that you can follow. Stay tuned.....

Thank you for your patients