![]() ![]() Each days shift lasted from 13 ½ to 15 hours for 14 days (not counting any travel days to or from the fire) for each mobilization period. Then they would travel back to the Incident Command Post for dinner, a shower and crawl back into their tents to sleep. ![]() ![]() After completing each day’s assignments, the crew would gather up with the other resources in their division to report on their assignment: what actually happened, why it happened, how they could improve in the future and if there were any additional needs they may have. The fire was broken into several divisions to help control the number of resources on the fire.Įach day started at 0500 (5AM) with breakfast at 0600 (6AM) followed by a briefing, roll call, receiving assignments for the day and getting lunches to take out. Other assignments consisted of lookout, weather observations, attacking spot fires that had jumped over control lines, and making up sling loads for helicopters to fly out. The job of structure triage consisted of mitigating the hazards present, installing water tanks, water pumps and sprinkler systems to protect homes from the approaching fire. Upon arrival, the crew was assigned to structure triage and protection along the Twisp River, West of the town of Twisp. ![]()
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