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Woo Hoo!!!! A real cup of joe. I made it home last night for a very short rest. This morning the DeLonghi is fired up and spitting out a real cup of coffee. I kicked it up last week and started using a french press in camp. That helped with the coffee situation, but it's not the same. So... this morning I am enjoying a nice STRONG espresso. Mmmm.. Mmmm...good.
Two of the fires we are assigned to have bumped down to a type 2 team. Some folks seem to think we will be off of those fires soon. I flew over those fires yesterday and I saw a lot of fire still uncontained. 85% containment of a 3000 acre fire leaves only 450 acres to contain. 85% of a 40,000 acre fire is a lot of work still to be done. It's important to keep your head in the game. Just because things are ramping down a bit doesn't mean we can relax. Stay alert. Pay attention to your surroundings. This is the time that most bad injuries occur. People start leaving their gloves off, take their packs off.....you get the picture. This is when the wind can kick up. This is when the fire can remind us of how powerful it really is. Two years ago we were assigned to a fire that was 99% contained.....all but out. Within one hour there were two 40,000 foot columns and another week of work shortly followed. All I am saying is....be careful. It's not over yet. Take your head out of the game when you get home...not before. Even on the ride home...pay attention.
Stay Safe.
Dj
Woo Hoo!!!! A real cup of joe. I made it home last night for a very short rest. This morning the DeLonghi is fired up and spitting out a real cup of coffee. I kicked it up last week and started using a french press in camp. That helped with the coffee situation, but it's not the same. So... this morning I am enjoying a nice STRONG espresso. Mmmm.. Mmmm...good.
Two of the fires we are assigned to have bumped down to a type 2 team. Some folks seem to think we will be off of those fires soon. I flew over those fires yesterday and I saw a lot of fire still uncontained. 85% containment of a 3000 acre fire leaves only 450 acres to contain. 85% of a 40,000 acre fire is a lot of work still to be done. It's important to keep your head in the game. Just because things are ramping down a bit doesn't mean we can relax. Stay alert. Pay attention to your surroundings. This is the time that most bad injuries occur. People start leaving their gloves off, take their packs off.....you get the picture. This is when the wind can kick up. This is when the fire can remind us of how powerful it really is. Two years ago we were assigned to a fire that was 99% contained.....all but out. Within one hour there were two 40,000 foot columns and another week of work shortly followed. All I am saying is....be careful. It's not over yet. Take your head out of the game when you get home...not before. Even on the ride home...pay attention.
Stay Safe.
Dj
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