Wildland Fire Crew Update

 Folks.

We may have the largest photo drop yet from our last crew Penn's Woods! They arrived home safely yesterday at District 9 where they followed the COVID-19 sanitizing guidelines to turn in their gear to the cache. Since they had poor service for their entire assignment, they sent us all of their photos upon arriving home.

Please enjoy these wonderful photos from our dedicated wildland firefighters.

These photos were from a frosty morning on the Cameron Peak Fire - it was 21 degrees.

Crew members looking out across the landscape.

The crew saw plenty of wildlife! Moose and Desert Bighorn Sheep.

More photos of crew members during the assignment.

We love getting your photos from assignments, but we do have to make sure that in the photos everyone is wearing their proper PPE. We don't like having to turn down photos, so be careful of your photo composition before sending them in.

As always, check back often for more updates!

Wildland Fire Update

Today we have another photo from one of our single resources to share with you! It was submitted with this caption:

"Smoke delayed flights and the uncertainty of when the Gold Team would be able to take over the fire caused the powers that be to assign the Brattain Fire to the Eastern Area T2 Team.  The Gold Team is now going to meet tomorrow (09/14/2020) in Redmond Oregon then be put on staging in Bend Oregon."

As always, check back often for more updates and future posts!

Wildland Fire Updates

 Hello again! We are busy this week with updates from our single resources and engine, so sit back and enjoy these awesome pictures from our people.

The following pictures are from Engine 601 with the provided update:

"On 601's last day, we were assigned as an initial attack for the Klamath Falls District of the Fremont Winema National Forest and were immediately sent to the 242 fire. We immediately went into point protection and worked through the night controlling flare-ups. Due to limited resources, the engine was not released from the incident from the crew swap (slated for Tuesday 09/08/2020), so crew 2 transitioned on the line Wednesday morning (09/09/2020)."

The following photo is from one of our single resources and was provided with this update:

"I was on a trapline again today, about a 7-hour run.  Stopped by a school that has grades 1 through 8 with a total of only 8 students." This is not a sight to be seen every day, along with the bigfoot this same single resource caught a glimpse of on the trapline.

These photos are from a separate single resource with the following update:

"Here are a couple of photos of the fires that started around the ICP from downed wires. We were able to suppress them decently until more stuff began popping up all around us. That was when the evacuation began!" They are okay!

As always, check back often for more updates! And remember if you're out on assignment, we want your photos and stories! Just be sure proper PPE is being worn and you can't identify a person from the photo.

Engine E-601 Update

 Good morning! One of the engine's operators was kind enough to send in some photos and give us an update. The following photos were from E-601's trip to the Elkhorn Fire meet Red Bluff, CA. They were there for nine working days working in divisions X and V. This incident was managed by Cal Fire Team 4, as part of the BTU Lightning Complex. The team also managed part of the August complex in unified command with the US Forest Service.

As of Monday (09/07/2020), E-601 was working on the Modoc National Forest patrolling the Caldwell Fire, which was part of the July Complex, as well as supporting the Doublehead Ranger District with Initial Attack. A new engine crew swapped out with them and took over Tuesday (09/08/2020) at the end of shift.

Pennsylvania Wildland Fire Crew Updates

Good morning everyone! It's time for another update on our wildland fire crews.

PA-PAS Anthracite is still out on assignment in the western states.

PA-PAS Penn's Woods was mobilized yesterday out of District 9 to report to Colorado for assignment. Like the other crews, they are driving to their assignment.

Some numbers to date regarding Pennsylvania's assistance in out-of-state fire assignments:

Total Personnel Currently Assigned - 47

Returned from Assignment - 66

Preparing to Mobilize or En Route - 20

Year To Date Total - 133

States Assisted - AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NV, TX, WY

Remember to check back often for more updates! 

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.

Check back often for more updates!

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!

Check back often for more updates!