Aug 12

AVAILABILITY

FL 04 - UNAVAILABLE

FL 05 - UNAVAILABLE ( Avialable on Aug 15 )

FL 06 - ASSIGNED

FL 07 - ASSIGNED - Ukonom-Siskyou Complex, Orleans

**ALL FRONTLINE RESOURCES ARE ASSIGNED**

Thank You For Your Support

Things seen to be slowing down a bit. Now it feels more like a normal fire season. That's kind of a good thing. Everyone could a little break.

We are still going strong in Orleans CA. It feels like fall in the mornings, but the afternoons are hot. Our fires might be sort of contained soon... but they will continue to burn for quite some time.

Talking to the locals, they say the Steelhead and Salmon are moving up the river. Maybe a short fishing trip is in order. We'll see... we are still too busy to sneak in a wet line or two. A couple of years ago, the Incident Commander allowed us to "stage" right where the Salmon River dumps into the Klamath River. Of course we needed to cast our lines into the river....this improved our radio reception (wet lines and all)....the lines seemed to act as some sort of antenna. Of course I am full of crap....we were fishing. We could hear and see all of the crews we were assigned to. This year we are still too busy to "stage" at the river.

We are showing the Olympics on TV every night here at the Med Unit. Of course, most of guys really enjoy the womens beach volley ball. They are cheering for Michael Phelps. I think they mostly enjoy escaping from the world of fire camp. Watching TV for just 5 minutes seems to take you away from this feeling of groundhog day I have told you all about. They laugh, smile, cheer for the US....they are not holed up in their tents. Some have a hot cocoa before wandering off to sleep, some just wander off. All seem to leave with a smile on their face. A brief encounter with the real world seems to be a better a medicine than any of the pills or syrups we provide. For a short time, their colds are not so bad. From the sounds of the cheering, their throats are definately feeling better.

Have a great day. Stay Safe.

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