I flew over it yesterday to see if we need to put it out or not. Since it is wilderness the preferred method is to let it burn its self out. And, since it is on a peninsula and the mainland is alread burnt it is pretty safe, as long as it doesn't start island hopping. So, for now we are just going to let it do it's thing. I'm coming up on another madatory day off. When we are on are home unit we have to take one day off in fourteen days. So, I will be taking Sunday off which would be my fourteenth day. The crew we brought in times out on Monday, so we will be sending them home on Tuesday morning. Three of them were from Isle Royale and three were from MN DNR. They have done a lot of work here at the station getting things cleaned up and repaired since the Incident Command Post shut down.
Anyway, Theresa is doing good out in Wyoming. She is spiked out right now. Spikeing out means camping closer to the fire away from the main camp. Kind off a "subcamp". Spike camp are usually small and have no frills. Food is usually longlined in with a helicopter (external load). She should begin travel home on Labor Day, I think, and would be home on Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. She will then get two paid days off. Hopefully I can get those days off as well, but we are really short handed with people being out west on fires and it being so dry here.
Well, hope all is well with everyone and will talk to ya later....
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