Thursday, August 4, 2011

Idaho

So...joined a BLM Hotshot crew, I am on one of the most elite fire crews in the US, and I have already worked 450 Overtime hours this season which means I have worked something like 800 regular hours. So a total of 1250+ hours so far, and I am only halfway through. I have been on 5 fires so far this season. The Pergatoire Fire in Southern Colorado started the season off, followed by the Wallow Fire in Arizona, the largest fire in the US this year so far outside Texas and Alaska. After that we came back to Idaho and then went to Arizona a few days later going to the Monument Fire 5 miles from the Mexican Border in Arizona followed by the Copper Canyon Fire in Safford Arizona where it got to 122 degrees. And we just finished up the Indian fire in Idaho the first major fire in Idaho this season so far. Only 2 months left this season, probably only 3 more fires if I am on the fires for 2 weeks each, probably staying in Idaho, Utah or the Northwest (Washington or Oregon).