Pennsylvania Wildland Fire Crew Updates

 Good morning everyone! We have a few updates for you.

Independence returned home Thursday (08/20/2020) and our fourth crew Anthracite left for California the day before (08/19/2020) from District 9.

Anthracite said all is going well for them, they are having plenty of work prepping fire lines, among some other opportunities.

We also were sent some wonderful photos to share with you!

Provided by one of our single resources

Provided by one of our single resources

Provided by one of our single resources

Provided by a member of the Anthracite crew - they were at the Woodward fire waiting for an assignment.

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Crew Updates

 Good morning!

We have a couple updates for you regarding our fire crews!

Our fourth crew - Anthracite - left from District 9 yesterday (August 19, 2020) around 1300 (1:00 pm) for a western fire assignment. Per our COVID-19 regulations, they are also driving to their assignment.

Our third crew - Independence - is slated to arrive back at District 9 today (August 20, 2020). They will follow the same procedure as the first two crews by sanitizing their vehicles inside and out, as well as sanitizing their gear.

As a reminder returning crew members will not be eligible to go on another assignment until they have been back for 2 weeks.

Something else to consider, if you are on a crew you can submit photos to Katalynn Dildine to be featured on the blog! The caveat is that you take photos that don't allow someone to be recognized and that everyone is wearing the proper PPE. Photos with gorgeous sunsets, landscapes, wildlife - whatever you would want to share with us!

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Pennsylvania Wildland Fire Crew Updates

The Liberty crew arrived home Thursday (August 13, 2020).  The crew gained a lot of fire experience on this trip.  Liberty crew members will not be eligible for another assignment until August 27, 2020.  If the season keeps going the way it is, they will be needed.  

 

Independence has had steady Initial Attack work.  Richard Mountain, Bradley, and now Cameron Peak are the three fires they have been assigned to.  They were crew number 1 or 2 for all three.  

Nationally there is a wildland fire crew shortage, which is resulting in our crews getting picked up very quickly.

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Pennsylvania Wildland Fire Crew Updates

Hello, hello everyone! Time for another quick update about our crews out on fire assignments.

Wildland fire crew Keystone arrived safely back in Pennsylvania on Tuesday (08/04/2020), after a long drive home from out in the western part of the country. To help stop the spread of COVID-19 (and for cleanliness sake) the crews sanitized and cleaned the vehicles they were using for the duration of the assignment.

All of the gear that was issued to the crews was staged in one area to be sprayed with sanitizing solution and then washed off with a steam pressure washer. Any linen gear will be laundered, as always.

Even the outsides of the trucks were washed with the steam pressure washer.

Crew members vacuumed out the vehicles and sanitized the insides of the trucks and double cleaned areas that were touched more than others.

Crew Updates

Pennsylvania received another request for a 20 member crew to assist in western fire detail. Yesterday 08/02/2020 we sent out PA-PAS-03, they also were driving to their destination. They departed from District 09 in the early afternoon and are expected to be in Cheyenne this evening.

The crew holding a meeting before their departure 08/02/2020.

PA-PAS-01 will be arriving in District 09 for their demobilization tomorrow (08/04/2020).

PA-PAS-02 has been reassigned to a new fire in the Lassen National Forest.

One of our single resources assigned to a western detail also sent these photos for us to share with all of you!

Be sure to check back often for more updates!