Nov 30

AVAILABILITY

FL04 AVAILABLE
FL05 Unavailable - Repairs
FL06 AVAILABLE
FL07 Assigned FEMA base Camp Galveston, Texas

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How long 'til Christmas?
24 Days
14 Hours
39 Minutes
...But who's counting?

24 days. It seemed like just yesterday, we were watching wildland fires in Northern California. That night of lightning was an awesome sight. What a show. The next morning fires scattered the north part of the state. It seemed as though fire season would be never ending. All we could think about was fire.

Now winter has set in. If a fire starts now, the cold alone will make it lay down at night. We still have not had a lot of rain or snow though. With the right wind, it could still burn in Northern California, though it's not very likely.

This is usually the time of year we winterize the equipment and take inventory of needed repairs. One of our trailers has some significant damage. One of our trailers is in need of more supplies. One of our medical trailers is still in Galveston Texas. I doubt we will see it back in California before spring. One of the trailers may cycle out of service this spring and a new one put in it's place. Deciding on the replacement is not an easy task. We want enough room to work comfortably, yet want the trailer small enough to get into smaller camps. FL07 has proven to be a very comfortable trailer to work out of, but is very large. It requires a classA driver's license to tow it. So, the new trailer might not be as big. Who knows? I might decide to go even bigger. We have been seriously looking at a Perterbuilt Truck with a 53' custom trailer.

Frontline is preparing for winter classes. We will be teaching a First Responder class in January for FIRECOURSE.COM. We are preparing a Line Emt class as well. We will be submitting the class to NWCG very soon. If the class is approved, we will be able to issue NWCG qualification certificates. It would actually become a requirement to be qualified on your redcards. I'll keep you posted.

That's the latest and greatest update for now.

dj

ps. Toaka says....."24 days?...Does that mean I have to wait 24 days for Christmas snacks?!!"