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Wallpaper Photo PageElk Bath: This is one of the most stunning fire pics that I have come across said WP who got it via e-mail and sent it in to theysaid. Photographer is now known to be John McColgan, FBAN on Joe Stam's Type 1 Alaska IIMT. He took the photo on August 6, 2000 at the East fork of the Bitterroot River where it crosses under Hwy 93 near Sula MT. Booth-Teller: This fire in very rugged terrain was started by a lighting strike on a U.S. Army installation (Ft Carson Colorado). Courtesy of Withamv. Rat Creek: Crown fire coming down the west slope of the valley facing HWY 97 near Chelan WA. Rat Creek Fire 94. Night shift -- about 300 of us were in a pasture that we had burned previously as a safety zone. Courtesy of Eric. Fire5: Awakened at 0300 from my first real bed in 20 some days in a Quaker Oats owned resort just outside of Silver Gate, Montana during the Yellowstone fires. The fire front hit us and the resort about two hours later, we lost no structures. Ab. Burnout: Summer. 10/99. Dan King (Burns Interagency Fire Zone) on the Stonehouse Fire. (OR-BUD-2205). Taken by Steve Morefield (AFMO Suppression). Enjoy. J. Manski Goat: Susanville CDF fire, just above Susanville, CA. Started on Goat Mountain just west of Hiway 36 and burned toward Lake Forest Estates. Idaho: This photo was taken on the Clear Creek fire (in the Big Creek area), July 27, 2000. The photographer was Kim Soper, FBAN for Joe Carvelho's Type 1 team. It was on a Zip disk he left behind when the next team (Bateman) came in; I was working with the FBAN on Bateman's team at the time. Kelly Close, FBAN, Poudre Fire Authority. Originally sent in by CJ who received it in an e-mail. Mendo 1: Here some prescribed burning pics from the Mendocino, this last spring. And Yes, they were under control................ Photo compliments of TC. Moose Fire: TMN sent in this picture of the Moose Fire, late August, 2001. He said, "The Moose Fire photo is from the CD that was created by the various overhead teams during their time on the fire. The camp was located in Columbia Falls MT and the fire reached a final ac. of 71,000, burning State, Private, Forest Service and Glacier National Park lands. Fire was actively burning for over 6 weeks with varied intensity. There were 4 big runs during the life of the fire with the largest being approx. 10,000 ac. in one afternoon." Ab adds that the photo was probably taken by someone on Humphrey's Type I Interagency Incident Management Team from R3. If anyone knows who the photographer is, please let us know so that we can give credit. Fire Photo PageAzlight: Gathered off one of the many lightning pages on the net. Ab. Fire1: Origin unknown. Ab. Fire2: Marre Fire, Los Padres NF, 1996? Fire5: Awakened at 0300 from my first real bed in 20 some days in a Quaker Oats owned resort just outside of Silver Gate, Montana during the Yellowstone fires. The fire front hit us and the resort about two hours later, we lost no structures. Ab. Fire3: Origin unknown. Light1-2: From one of the lightning pages on the net. Ab. MNF Island & MNF, IR: A huge fire on the Mendocino National Forest in 1996? As I recall it was over 300,000 acres and threatened many small communities. These aerial pics, one in infrared, came from a NASA experimental aerial page whose location I have long since forgotten. Ab. Fire4: Origin unknown. Mop: Origin unknown. Portola1-2: Both these pics came from Cricket, a Fire Prevention Tech in R-5, initial attacking the Powerline Fire on the Plumas National Forest in 1987. Ab. Rx1: A resting drip torch after a hard day's work on the Juevos prescribed burn on the Plumas NF. Ab. Yell1, 3, 4: Backfiring (unsuccessfully) the Clover Mist fire, Yellowstone 1988. Ab. Sunset1: A smoky sunset on the Stanislaus National Forest around 1989. Ab. Smoke1: An alien spaceship beams down a heat ray to ignite a large forest fire. Not really, this rainbow halo effect due to a cheap camera focused on smoke in New Mexico 1988. Ab. Yell2: The front approaches. Clover Mist, Yellowstone 1988. Ab. Fire2Guest1: No information given. Guest4c: Somewhere near Quincy, on the Plumas NF. Ab. Guest6: Enroute to a fire in Bell, New South Wales, Australia. Courtesy of Paul Harding. Guest11: End of January '99 somewhere in the Southwest. Thanks to Firedog. Guest13: 1977, 5 Mile fire in the jack pine of northwestern WI. Burned about 13,000 acres in one afternoon & evening. Courtesy of Jim G. G15C, 15D and E: Initial attack on a lightning strike Boyer Complex, Plain Montana. Courtesy Dave Pitts owner of Ash Kickers Inc. G16: The Lost Fire in 1977, on the Fremont NF in Southern Oregon. Courtesy of Paul in Region 6. Night Fire: Evening burnout operations on the Gun II Fire, Northern Ca.,1999, from R5 Fire Captain. Burnout: Summer. 10/99. Dan King (Burns Interagency Fire Zone) on the Stonehouse Fire. (OR-BUD-2205). Taken by Steve Morefield (AFMO Suppression) Enjoy. J. Manski. Stockwell: Taken from a safety zone (one of many) during the Stockwell Fire on the Bighorn N.F. in 1996. Photo credit: Tim Foley. Quincy 40's: I found this one while shuffling through some old photos at my folks..........Its Quincy Ca. in the 40's at my best guess. The fire scar is behind what is now Feather River College and stretches nearly to Snake Lake. I found it interesting and hope that maybe someone would know the name of the burn and maybe the year? All of my sources were either not there due to war or not born yet... R5 Firecapt. Emerald Lake: The 1980 Emerald Lake Fire on the White River National Forest. This was a night-time burnout operation, which failed but provided for a wonderful photo opportunity. Photo credit: Tim Foley. Electric: Here is a pic from the strange side. The hole that is actually on fire is an electric connection for a home. All we could do is let it burn itself out. Later, Keith. Sunset: Taken on the Cimarron National Grassland outside of Elkhart, Kansas. Photo credit: Tim Foley. Crown: Tree torching out on the Repeater Fire, Brookings OR, September 99. Courtesy of Eric. Rat Creek: Crown fire coming down the west slope of the valley facing Hwy 97 near Chelan WA. Rat Creek Fire 94. Night shift -- about 300 of us were in a pasture that we had burned previously as a safety zone. Courtesy of Eric. Spanish: Spanish Fire when it blew out in the Summer of 99 in Santa Barbara County. Courtesy of firefighter Ben Forqueran. Trailer: Structure protection on the Wolfskill Fire in 97. The
main structure was saved, however this travel trailer, as you can see, was
already well involved. Courtesy of Ben.
Fire3Coon Creek & Coon Creek2: Here's some pics of the Coon Creek Fire (2000) that I got from a buddy over there. Courtesy of Later, Dave. Utah: Utah I-15 fires in 1996, from the Sorenson Complex. Courtesy of Tim. Ridge: Kirk Fire, 1999. Courtesy of Burt. Berryessa 1-24: Berryessa Fire, June 14th, 2000. Courtesy of Local Agency Volunteer Engineer. Booth-Teller: This fire in very rugged terrain was started by a lighting strike on a U.S. Army installation (Ft Carson CO). Courtesy of Withamv. Bad Day 1 & 2: We all got out alive! Courtesy of Scott. Juniper Fire: Juniper Fire. Courtesy DeeAnn. May Fire: May Fire. Courtesy DeeAnn. New Mexico 1 & 2: These were taken of the Viveash Fire from the back door of Santa Fe Dispatch. The one with all the vehicles was taken the first day of the fire. The other was the second day. Courtesy of orbic. Horton: Horton Fire, Plumas National Forest, 1999. Courtesy of Dave. Fire4Cottonwood: Cottonwood Fire, Tahoe National Forest, 1994. Courtesy of Dave. Torch: Taken on the Stockwell fire in 1996. Courtesy of Tim. Interface: Taken during an Rx burn on the US Air Force Academy. Courtesy of Tim. Lens Effect: Photo of lenticular cloud taken near Tehachapi, CA a few years ago. Courtesy of Rich. Cerro Grande Fire: Los Alamos, NM, May 10, 2000 at sunset. Courtesy of Socket. Storrie Plume: Here is a photo of the Storrie Incident taken near the Chico airport. 08/19/00 Courtesy of Stu. Fork Fire: The Fork Fire and taken on the U.S.F.S. Engine 21. Courtesy of Shane Morse. Elk Bath: This is one of the most stunning fire pics that I have come across said WP who got it via e-mail and sent it in to theysaid. Photographer is now known to be John McColgan, FBAN on Joe Stam's Type 1 Alaska IIMT. He took the photo on August 6, 2000 at the East fork of the Bitterroot River where it crosses under Hwy 93 near Sula MT. DivM Blowup : Blowup on Division M, Thompson Flat Fire. 09/00. Courtesy of Hunter. Jasper Fire: Jasper Fire in South Dakota, 8/26/00 at around 1900. Photo taken from Newcastle, WY. Courtesy of DCR. Bridger-Teton'88: I took this in 1988 on the Fayette Lake Fire. Bridger-Teton NF in the Jim Bridger wilderness. Credit to RDC. Granville and Plume: These photos are from the Granville Lake fire in north-central Manitoba. The fire occurred at the end of May in 1995. I'm on one of our provincial Backburn Teams in Manitoba (we have four) and took the pictures from the mixing site where we were conducting a burnout operation with the helitorch. (See more photos on Heli3 page.) The fire was on a large peninsula on Granville Lake. Behind the island on the left of the Granville photo was a narrow spot where the fire could have jumped to the mainland and could have eventually taken a run toward the community of Leaf Rapids. Suppression resources were limited, burning conditions were extreme, and it was too dangerous to put ground crews in. The decision was made to conduct a burnout to bring the fire to the water before it could jump on its own. The final fire size was about 18,300 hectares (about 45,000 acres). The burnout only accounted for fraction of it. Credit to Chris Kuzenko. Storrie1 and 2: Two shots of the Storrie Fire on the Plumas National Forest, 8/00. Courtesy of Sting. Command Plume: 24 Command Fire Plume, Hanford OR, 2000. Credit to Zimm. Command Sunset: Sunset on the Columbia River, during the 24 Command Fire. See also Airtankers2 for more Command Fire air tanker photos. Credit to Zimm. Willie Sunrise: I'm 19 and this was my first summer out west, needless to say I'm hooked and can't wait till next year. I went out as an AD on an Interagency crew from VA. We are working on the Willie Fire in Red Lodge MT. I took the Sunrise Pic morning of Aug 27, 00. See also Handcrew2, MT crew & MT crew2. Photo courtesy of Matt Counts. Gorda Rat: Here is a shot from the Gorda Rat fire, Los Padres NF 1985. A burnout operation that spotted over shortly after the picture was taken. Dad In FL: This picture is of my dad driving past a wall of flame during the Florida firestorm in '98. Photo courtesy of Matt Counts. Fire5Sonoma Coast: Near Gualala, CA. (The redwoods north of this area had 13 escaped Rx burns during one evening when a front came in.) Stu reports on 1/7/01: Conditions in the redwoods are dry. As a matter of fact, I have never seen the conditions in the area we were working as dry as they are. Last weekend presented an excellent opportunity, with rain coming and winds in the right direction to dispose of several units of logging residue. The broadcast units that we torched burned clean and presented no real control problem during the burn or after with the front passage. The only thing close to a control problem was the test fire. It was a landing pile about a quarter of a mile from the walk-in unit. It spotted into a clump of Pampas grass and required a little line construction. Photo compliments of Stu. Redwoods Fire: Here's a photo taken during the second unit we burned that day (same info as previous pic). Tan oak and redwood slash makes for some great flame lengths. The woods are dry. Photo compliments of Stu. (For another pic of the north Sonoma CA coast, see Equipment2 Sea Ranch.) Redwood Rx Burn: This photo was taken on 01/20/01 on the Sonoma coast (CA) near Gualala. It's rather amazing considering we are in the middle of winter! If you look closely, you should be able to spot two lighters. IT'S REALLY DRY OVER ON THE COAST! Photo taken by Stu. Piru Rx Burn: Piru Inc. almost on the LP, 1998. Photo sent in by JM. Green Burns: The Florida fires of 1998 demonstrated to many westerners (including members of CIIMT 4) who went to fight fire there that woods do not have to be brown to burn. The volatile oils in the vegetation of FL burn hot! Note the burning gases in the plume. Photo taken by Marie. MT Fire1 and 2: These are some fire picture from the Montana fire season, 2000. I am a firefighter from the State of Montana D.N.R.C. I've been working fire for 8 seasons now and i love every minute of it. Photo sent in by DK. (Ab believes the photo was taken by K. Wattenberg. If anyone has info on the correct spelling, let us know.) Ventura Rx: Photo taken towards the end of a prescribed burn in Ventura County. The crew is a female inmate crew. Compliments of DG. Head: I took this picture last season in Oregon in the Ochoco National Forest. It was the Hash Rock Complex. Photo compliments of Bjorn. Cypress fire: Fire backing down through a cypress grove. Typically cypress grow in swampy ground. FL fires '01. Photo by Josh O'Connor. Palmetto fire: Palmettos have essential oils and burn hot even if the ground underneath is wet. FL fires '01. Photo by Josh O'Connor. To see more of his photos, go here: www.geocities.com/crash_oconnor/artpics.htm Torchin': Burning out - FL fires '01. Photo by Josh O'Connor. Smoky MtShasta: Taken last year ('00) on a Rx burn outside of McCloud, CA. Compliments of firenwater. ID Burnout1-4: These are some fire photos from burning out several of the many lines in Idaho this last summer, 2000. ID Fire: This photo was taken on the Clear Creek fire (in the Big Creek area), July 27, 2000. The photographer was Kim Soper, FBAN for Joe Carvelho's Type 1 team. It was on a Zip disk he left behind when the next team (Bateman) came in; I was working with the FBAN on Bateman's team at the time. Kelly Close, FBAN, Poudre Fire Authority. Bulgar Creek1-2: Ab, here are some photos from the Bulger Creek Incident here on the Burns Interagency Fire Zone. 93 acres in the trees, pretty early (May, 2001). Be safe firefighters, dispatcher. Fire6Bulgar Creek3: Ab, here are some photos from the Bulger Creek Incident here on the Burns Interagency Fire Zone. 93 acres in the trees, pretty early (May, 2001). Be safe firefighters, dispatcher. Big Fire: Here's a picture I took the day after the Big Incident was really cooking. The Big Fire began June 2, 2001 near Big Flat (Hwy 299) 14 mi west of Weaverville CA and quickly moved into steep and rugged terrain. It was contained on June 8 at 800 acres. At one time, there were 724 personnel on the fire, including 27 crews, 23 engines, and 3 helicopters. Szczepanik's Type 2 Incident Management Team managed the fire. In 1999 the Big Bar Complex burned for 76 days some miles to the west of this location, so people were on edge over this one that started so early in the season. For this season, fuels are still abundant and very dry in the Trinity Mountains (Shasta Trinity NF) as in other parts of northern CA. Photo taken by Dennis R5. Mendocino Rx 1&2: Here are some prescribed burning pics from the Mendocino, this last spring ('01). And Yes, they were under control................ Photo sent in by TC. Whitetail 1-3: Here are a few photos from the Gila NF (NM) taken yesterday (06/27/01). I know these are not spectacular blow-up/400' flame length/15,000' plume photos, but I find them just as interesting. They were taken on the Whitetail Fire, which is being managed to benefit wilderness and other resources. The Forest has been managing several such fires for a couple of weeks. This is one aspect of wildland fire management that gets little attention. Just dedicated fire managers doing the right thing. Photos taken by DM. Martis 2001: Taken on the Martis Fire. Photographer unknown. If you know who took this or sent it in, please contact us so we can give credit. Ab. Fillmore 1&2 '99: This fire was near Fillmore CA, back in 1999. My dad took these pictures. JU. Torchin: Possibly from the 2001 fire season, the location and photographer are unknown. Sent in by JE. If you know them, please let us know so we can give credit. Tetons: Fire with the Tetons in the background. Pre 1997. Photo sent in by Jim. Nightfire: Who says fires lay down at night? Pre 1995. Sent in by Jim. Helitorch: Can anyone see the helicopter? Photo taken by Ihog. FishFire Column: Taken from a residence in Portola, a town in the eastern Sierra - Plumas NF. Photo sent in by Pulaski. Serna Fire, 1934: Here is a historical photo for the collection. The Serna fire in 1934 on Picuris Peak - Carson National Forest, northwest NM, burned 1800 acres. Photo sent in by BD. Stream Fire 1-4: Here are some from the Stream Fire, started by a lightning strike on 07/25/01 in heavy timber near Antelope Lake in the Plumas NF. By the time we had it controlled on 08/03, it had burned 3560 acres, not much considering the damage that could have been done. Sent in by BR. Photographer unknown. More Stream Fire photos. Fire7Fuel 1&2: Historical photos used in training, no other info. If anyone knows more about this series of photos including date, location, photographer, please let us know. Thanks, Ab. Active: Historical photo used in training. Nightfire 2&3: Historical photos used in training. Historical CDF Fire: Historical photo. The age of the picture is in the 1975 to 1980 era +/- a couple of years. The pants are nomex made by Workrite, in a boot-jean style. The thighs were cut so tight that many "studs" couldn't even get the right waist size past their knees. Fitting so tight, they passed the radiant heat to your skin. By 1980-81 we went to poly-cotton or cotton Big Ben's or other green jean under the yellow overpant. The radio is a five channel Dumont crystal controlled unit, direct only, no repeater capability. Helitack crews got the first programmable Kings in the '78+ timespan. The web gear is WWII-Korean War cotton battle harness. As to the shirt sleeves rolled up and no gloves, common for the era. No gloves made your hands tough! Patch is sewn on, not silk-screened. Early nomex had the "Cal Div Fire" bowling team patch sewn on. After the name change the shirts came plain and individuals put on their own shoulder patches. JW Torchin 2: Historical photo. Photographer unknown. From an old set of training photos. MN Rx: Prescribed burn in northwestern Minnesota. This and the next few photos were taken with a little disposable camera. Taken by Bum Pup. Need Canoe in MN: Canoes are often used for crew transportation in Minnesota. Taken by Bum Pup. MN Mopup: Mopup after Minnesota wildfire. Taken by Bum Pup. MN Wildfire: Wildfire just outside of Karlstad, Minnesota. Taken by Bum Pup. Fish Firewhirl: Here is a picture of a firewhirl that was taken on the Fish Fire near Doyle CA. Photo submitted by Dennis R5. Oregon Plume: These next 4 photos of the Oregon Fire that started at Oregon Mt. near Weaverville CA were taken by W. Moss on August 28, 2001. More fire photos can be viewed at W. Moss's website. This first one is taken looking west from Musser Hill. Oregon Plume2: Oregon Mountain from Musser Hill. Compliments of W. Moss. Weaverville: Sheriff's Office, CD Hall, and County Office of Education feel the heat. Compliments of W. Moss. Flying Brands: Sparks and flying brands raining down. Compliments of W. Moss. Oregon Fire: Helo dumping in the late evening. Photos taken and provided by W. Moss. Orosco Fire: This picture is from the Orosco fire in Ramona CA (6/01). First Engine on Orosco Ridge is Engine 36 next to Water Tender 4 and Engine 48. Photos compliments of NQ. Hoopa Burnout 1&2: A burnout on the Hoopa Indian Reservation (Northern California). Photos compliments of NQ. Fire8Moose Fire Photos including 1-4, Making a Run, Blowup, Burnout, Lake McDonald Plume, Torching and Sunny Plume: The Moose Fire photos are from the cd that was created by the various overhead teams during their time on the Moose Fire, August, 2001. The camp was located in Columbia Falls, MT and the fire reached a final ac. of 71,000, burning State, Private, Forest Service and Glacier National Park lands. Fire was actively burning for over 6 weeks with varied intensity. There were 4 big runs during the life of the fire with the largest being approx. 10,000 ac. in one afternoon. Moose Fire photos sent in by TMN. LA County: Taken Oct 12, 2001 LA County near Santa Clarita. This brush fire quickly grew to 3000+ acres, roaring up rugged canyons during a Santa Anna wind event. Many homes were evacuated. Photo taken by DV. Kananaskis: IA fire at Upper Kananaskis Lake, Kananaskis Country, Alberta. Photo sent in by Scott. AT on Seventy Fire, Seventy Fire Plume, Feather River/Seventy: These photos were taken by a friend as she drove through the Feather River Canyon summer '01. Note the air tanker in the first photo and the steepness of the Feather River terrain in the third photo. Photos taken by Steph and sent in by Mellie. Happy Camp: I took the picture this year
2001 @ the happy camp fire in northern ca. The crew lit the fire as a structure
protection burn. Photo sent in by CKN.
Fire9HighwayFire: Highway 93 fire August 1999, Elko NV BLM. The engine is a 1999 Model 52 4x4 from the Coronado National Forest. It is working with a Nevada Division Of Forestry engine. Photo taken by USFS-FEO. Sawyer: Sawyer on the Josephine Fire, Coronado National Forest AZ, February 2000. While felling a snag the saw hit a hidden hot spot igniting the bar oil. Photo taken by USFS-FEO. Mexico 8 Fire 1-2: Mexico 8 fire, April 1999, Coronado National Forest AZ. Along the US / Sonora, Mexico border. Photos taken by USFS-FEO. Widowmaker: This picture of a widowmaker was taken at the Spruce/Dome Complex in Washington, August 2001. Photo taken by Harry F. who was a casual FF2 on Minnesota 7 Crew. Virginia Lake Fire and Plume: Here are some photos of the 2001 Virginia Lake Fire in Washington. The pictures were taken by Mike Patti who is a deputy State Fire Marshal (Mobilization Specialist). Ely Firing: Ab, Thought I'd share one of my favorite photos from the successful BLM Beaver Dam prescribed burn in the Ely District of Eastern Nevada. Photo taken by Edward Wright of Targhee Wildfire, LLC. Photo is of Isaac Powning from one of the standing engine crews in Ely. Beaver Dam: Also of the Beaver Dam Rx burn. Sent in by Isaac. Lightning Strikes Tree: Initial attack north of the Columbia River Gorge near Goldendale, Washington in Kittitas County, August 2001. Interagency engine
crews from King County District 10 and the Kitsap County Strike Team "short crew" lightning starts under Washington DNR
mobilization. Notice the lightning track down the bark of the Douglas fir in the foreground.
Photo taken by Edward Wright.
EnginesFseng1: US Forest Service Model 60, seats 5 indoors, without much comfort in the back seat. Fseng2: US Forest Service Model 50, seated 2 indoors quite comfortably and 3 outside not so comfortably. Fseng3: Structure protection during a night time burnover. Model 60, same as fseng1. Fseng4: US Forest Service Model 21's in Montana, 1988. Fseng5: Grayscale of an International Model 51. Clipart 1-4: Not sure if there's any interest in these, they are kind of dated. They are from two of the above photo scans converted to bitmaps and painstakingly edited to their outline form. I originally used them for crew t-shirt designs. Blm1 & 2: Thanks, and a tip-o-the-hat to Mike Benefield for these photos. You can see more of Mike's photos here: http://www.geocities.com/RainForest/Vines/1033/ Guest3: From Randy, somewhere on the eastern side of the Sierra Nevada escarpment! Guest5a: Two new "cherries" from Buffalo Creek Work Center in Buffalo Creek, Colorado. Courtesy of Dave LaForest. Guest5b: An Army Hummer from Fort Carson, CO. Courtesy of Dave LaForest. Guest12: Department of Natural Resources engine from Washington
State. Details lost or not sent.
Engines2G15F & G15G: Ash Kicker engine crews at the Ebb Fire South East Idaho. G15H & I: Indianola Heli Base Salmon Complex. G15J: Blackwell Complex Ash Kickers Type 4 engine hell bound the red is more than 30,000 acres burning. A43, Pwagon: Have lost the sender's information for these pics, please resend. Ab. Engine: Taken on the Cimarron National Grassland outside of Elkhart, Kansas. Photo credit: Tim Foley. Rollover: An engine that rolled then tumbled on the Repeater fire, Brookings OR., September 99. Courtesy of Eric. 3175 & Spanish Fire: No information given. Courtesy of Ben. Northwest: Picture of WA-DNR Engines. Designated as an "H5S." 650 gallons capacity, Pump BB-4 with a Flo-Mix foam induction unit. Engines pictured are from the Northwest Region, picture taken summer of 1999. Courtesy of WP. BIFZ Engine: Burns Interagency Fire Zone (BIFZ) Engine (E-615). Courtesy of Orbic. FS Engine: TF and V and engine 42. Courtesy of Mellie. BC BrushTruck1-3: BC Davis brush truck in the pine barrens of NJ. (BC is now in NV.) 1 and 2 courtesy of Mellie; 3 courtesy of BC who says, "after seeing the pic of my old nj rig, i had to send another showing the front and of our little sister brush rig. the smaller one follows the bigger one. of course the big one came from my station ! our sister station couldn't handle the 'big one'!" Contra Costa: Here's a photo I took of my Type 3 engine as part of a Contra Costa County, CA Strike Team at a brush fire in Napa County, CA. Photo compliments of GC. Grand Ronde: Engine from the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, located near Salem, Oregon. Photo sent in by Peter. Mt Charleston: here's some new pictures for your site - this engine one, and brush one, operated by Nevada Division of Forestry Station One on Mt. Charleston nv. Provided by nv. fire animal Tim. NV Brush Truck: NV DOF Station One on Mt. Charleston nv. Provided by nv. fire animal Tim. Franklin Fire: Often engines on a fire have to use care in passing as they did here on the Franklin Fire (04/00). Unimog1-3: I was looking at your engine pictures and didn't think it would be complete unless you had some pictures of a Unimog. So here they are. I was a crewmember on Unimogs for my first three seasons, and in 1998 and 1999 I was the foreman of 2931 (Super Mog). For those who don't know the Unimog is made by Mercedes Benz, and they are a perfect truck for the fuel types and terrain in the Great Basin. Engine 2931 has a 350 gpm pump and holds 730 gallons of water. The most impressive feature is the hydraulic blade that we use to cut line. Many people who don't understand Mogs are under the impression that they are not reliable and prone to serious break downs. What they don't understand is the stress and strain that these trucks are subjected to. With proper care and maintenance I guarantee these trucks can out perform anything on the lines today day in and day out. Photos courtesy of NV Firefighter.
Engines3New Engine 1 & 2: Here are two photos of of some new engines that belong to Aces High, a wildland fire contractor in College Place, WA. He is one of the contractors we have used and fields good crews and top notch equipment equipment (as you can see). He is building these himself and plans on putting out 5 this summer. Photos sent in by DM. Delano PA FD & PA 5 Ton: I am from Northeastern PA, I'm a volunteer structural firefighter and part-time wildland firefighter on a local crew. Attached are pictures of our deuce and two of our State forestry five-ton units. Photos taken by JMB. 715A Brushrig: There was a fire a while back that we worked mopup behind the dozers. This was the last 715A that we had in service. We have since gone to M880's for brush rigs. We are currently trying to fund a new Ford F-450 rig. Taken by Keith. Camp Pendleton: Here's a picture of our MCB (Marine Corps Base) Camp Pendleton, CA Brush rig. Photo sent in by Jim911. Washington Engine: Ab, Here's a pic of my summer rig. DNR Engine 862 (WA-CES-E5-862). Type 5 Wildland Engine, fabricated 1996 at the Washington Department of Natural Resources Fabrication and Specialized Equipment Shop. All WA DNR engines are built in-house at this facility, at a substantial savings to the taxpayer. Photo compliments of Bill S. Model 62C: Working the Peppermint Fire Peppermint Fire August 2001, Sequoia National Forest. The engine is a Model 62C Type 3. Photo taken by USFS-FEO. Snow Fire: Snow Fire April 1999, Coronado National Forest. Snow began to fall as the engine arrived to Virginia Lake Fire: Virginia Lake Fire, Washington 2001. Photo taken by Mike Patti (Deputy State Fire Marshal, Mobilization Specialist) and sent in by Dan Johnson. Hoosier Engine 1&2: Hoosier NF Engine 42 CAFS and Engine 41 Type 6. Photos sent in by CAP. Driptorch MN: On the job with the driptorch. This and the next four photos were taken by Bum Pup. All except the night photo was taken with a little disposable camera.
Vehicle Fire: July 1997, Lassen National Forest. A logging company pick up truck caught fire, several Forest Service engines responded and were
assisted by a logging company skidder. The skidder operator was kind enough to help by using the skidder to move the vehicle around during mop up. This helped to get at those hard to
reach places. Photo taken by USFS-FEO.
HandcrewsArizona 1: Plumas Hotshots arrived on scene in Southern New Mexico, gearing up to head to the top! Arizona 2: Plumas Hotshots now on top of the hill, chasing spot fires over the ridge line in 12 foot high brush. I'm up on lookout rock taking this picture. Gardnerville 1: Nevada, Carson City District, around 1983. I would have loved some engine, dozer, & air support before taking my handcrew out to attack this fire. Gardnerville 2: But ya take what you get! Hand1, 1a, & 2: I've given many chainsaw training classes and have certified more new fallers than I can remember the names of. These particular photos I just had to share cause I still find them so entertaining. This energetic crewman was actually quite proud of himself when this one hit the ground. . . and in a way, I was too. Bigtree1 & 2: A photo to inspire wet dreams for loggers and nightmares for environmentalists. A little smoke in the top of this beauty made it a mandatory target. That would be Abercrombie on the left in the second photo and an engine crewmember on the right. Hog1: Hog Fire, Klamath NF, R5, 1977. The view from the top is only worth it if you stop and take the time to enjoy it. If ya have any spare time, that is. Hog2: This is one of the widest handlines I ever had the pleasure to help construct. As I recall, it was about a 200 foot overstory removal and a 40 foot scrape, but even that wasn't enough as the night shift lost portions of the line five nights in a row due to slop-overs. Hog3: Some help from mother nature to put the fire out. . . rain. This, our humble base camp home where we were trying to keep the rain off of us and our gear. Most nights we were spiked out on the top. I have fond memories of sleeping in used paper sleeping bags (one of which had been used by a person or persons with major cases of poison oak) on a 30% slope. The last couple of nights at the spike camp we were rained on and woke up with a few inches of water in the bottom of the bags. Upon arrival in the spike camp at the end of each shift we were invited to reach into a pot full of semi-boiling water to fish out our dinner which consisted of 1 can of entree from a c-ration for each person. I don't know where the crackers/jam/peanut butter/fruit cocktail stuff went. However, at the time, I didn't life could get any better. Upon reflection, I don't think it ever did. Abercrombie: Yep, that's me during one of my many happy times, no cares, no worries, no problem. Just drop my pack and dig-dig-dig-the-stump hole. Mt Trail: The Mountain Trail Fire, just north of the town of Sierra Madre on the Angeles NF, Region 5, around 1978-79. This was one of the most difficult line constructions I've ever been on. Not because of the fuels, but because of the background. We had to watch scantily clad, nubile young starlets practicing their back-swing, cooling off by the pool, etc., all the while swinging pulaskies at those stubborn yucca plants. Rat: This poor little guy was caught in mid-stride trying to beat the flames. We also found a 6 and a half foot rattlesnake we brought back to fire camp to see if the caterers' would cook it for us. After the screaming stopped we were almost kicked out of fire camp. . . even though we had already skinned it and told them we would cut it to proper frying lengths. I think this was the Turner Fire on the San Bernardino NF, 1978. Guest8B: Crew on the Stonewall Incident in 8/98. Courtesy of Terry N. Guest9: GW-JNF Virginia Crew in Florida at the Chipola Complex near Panama City in July. I couldn't have been on a better crew. Check out the fire crew bus! Courtesy of Whit Sours. New Jersey Crew 1: Firefighters on the Boone Hut Fire Danial Boone National Forest, Stanton Kentucky. Approx 2 min after photo was taken a major blow up caused the firefighters to evacuate this position. Minutes later the fire blew over this burn out operation as firefighters evacuated. Everyone made it out 2 crew members got cut off for approx 30 minutes but made it out safely. Photo taken by EC. 78 Crew: Crew photo during the Cap fire on the Tahoe... wish it
came out better. Courtesy of Jim G.
Handcrew284 Crew: Crappy picture I know.. but the location makes it worth it. This was during the nevada blitz in 84.. were cruising from fire to fire with plumas and redding. As we passed the mustang we just had to stop and take a crew pic! Jim G. Fatigue: I believe this was either on the Five or Grider Fire on the klamath. One of our saw teams showing fatigue after a long shift of slammin' line. Jim G. Felling: Here is an other for your sawyer page, me when I was lead saw on the shot crew: Crystal Creek Fire, Colorado 1980. Photo credit goes to some guy that I game my camera to and asked to take the picture. Don't remember who it was, might have been Tommy. Courtesy Tim F. Partypit: Not sure which this photo brings back more....fond memories or a headache. This is the crews fire pit after a long night of solvin' the world's problems. Jim G. Hammerhorn: From a small fire on the mendocino in 83... nothin special but I like it because of the depth perception with the fire in the background. Jim G. Outcrop: Kirk Fire, 1999. Courtesy of Burt. Montana Crew: I'm 19 and this was my first summer out west (on an Interagency crew from VA). I'm hooked. The Crew Pic was taken on Aug 26,00 and is the crew I was working with. We are working on the Willie Fire in Red Lodge MT, cutting line through a stand of Lodgepole Pine. I was swamping and believe me I was very relived when we hit the end of that shift. That is also the crew that made the front page of the Washington Post going up the steep Catline. See also Fire4 Willie Sunrise. Photo credit to Matt Counts. Working Together: Matt and Rooster, Willie Fire, Red Lodge MT, 8/26/00. Sent in by Matt. Not Burn: One last photo of the millennium. One last attempt at putting smoke in the air this year. Dec. 28th, two handcrews, 3 engines, 1 helicopter, 1 water tender, some smokejumpers, assorted forest personnel and unfortunately, light winds out of the north. Well at least the Shasta-Trinity NF follows the "Go-No Go" check list. Better luck (southerly wind component) next year! Compliments of Stu. ODF Crew: Our assignment was Mt.Airey, NC, but we were staged in Knoxville TN. at this time I cannot remember the official fire name. We were a joint strike team, combined of Oregon Department of Forestry, Oregon Forest Service, and the B.L.M. This is the first time in the history of O.D.F. that we crossed the Mississippi. Photo compliments of Jimbo. Woman FF: This shot was taken last November on a prescriped burn west of Coffee Creek, CA. Those are the Trinity Alps in the background. Photo courtesy of Stu. Taladega Burnout: Burning out on the Taladega Fire, Taladega National Forest, Alabama, 1998. Photo courtesy of KJ. Woman & Fire: Burning out on the Taladega Fire. Photo provided by KJ. Driptorch Fun: After a hard day, some fun! KJ and Dave B., Taladega Fire, Taladega National Forest, Alabama, 1998. Photo compliments of KJ. Onion Burnout: Part of the Big Bar Complex of fires in the Shasta-Trinities Aug 23-Nov 7, 1999, the Onion Fire was backburned and contained almost 6 weeks before the Megram was finally put out by late fall rains. Photo compliments of Mellie. Sacramento Shots: Members of the Sacramento Hotshots from AZ taken during the containment backburn in late Sept, 1999 above Five Waters. Photo taken by Roger E. Crew gone Overhead: VG at Big Bar Firecamp, was on the Onion Fire when it first began with Bacon's Team. When the fire burned on, she came back again as part of Bateman's R3 Team. While not a member of a handcrew on these fires, she certainly knows that role well! Photo courtesy of Mellie. Flathead Shots: From Flathead Lake, Montana, these shots knew all my Montana relatives. Felt like old home week to sit around the picnic table at Five Waters, take a breather and talk, while waiting for their bus. Photos complements of Mellie. Waiting in Denny: Between the end of the Onion and the blowup on the Megram we had a small rain. Many of the crew that were in Denny had "standby" duties. This one young woman, part of the Sandpoint Crew, I think, read at her perch on top of her engine. The orange maple in the background and the recent rain lulled us into thinking the fire's end had come. The fire roared back to life a few days later, jumped into the blowdown and raged on toward Hoopa in the west for another three weeks. Photo taken by Mellie. CDF Crew: Here's a picture of my Firecrew (CDF) from Cuesta Camp. At a fire near Cuyama, California (Spanish Ranch?). Compliments of Michael. Tired and Dirty: Crooked Fire, Idaho, 2000, Kevin Q and female groundpounder, taken by KJ. Crooked Fire: KJ and Jon H., Idaho. Sent in by KJ. Idaho 2000: Another woman firefighter on the Crooked Fire. Compliments of KJ. Break: Groundpounders take a break. Sent in by KJ.
Handcrew3Home Sweet Home: Firecamp home. Compliments of the one whose home it is. Mop-up: Idaho/Montana, summer 2000. That woman wields a Pulaski! Photo taken by KJ. Delaware Crew: Some members of the Delaware Crew in Montana, Fires 2000. NA and others. Franklin CDF Crew1 & 2: CDF inmate crew who were building line and burning out on the Franklin Fire, NE Mendocino NF, first week in April, 2000. (Carlson's Type 2 Team was in charge. They were joined by firefighters who had been on the Town Fire as that one was contained.) Kirk '99: Taken on the Kirk Fire North during a phoschek retardant drop. Courtesy of Burt. Engine Crew: Crew of Engine 42, LPF, 2001. Sent in by KC. LP IHC in Jackpot NV, in Colorado, and in Georgia: The Los Padres Interagency Hotshot Crew working fire around the US. Photos compliments of Norman. Grand Ronde: Engine crew from the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, located near Salem, Oregon. Photo compliments of Peter. CA Dozer Crew: Dozer crew from the Shasta Trinity NF (at least Larry is) on the Franklin Fire, Mendocino NF early April, 2000. Sonoma Vollies 1-3: Here are some pics from our zone training in July. Sonoma County, near the Russian River. Mobile attack kind of stuff. Photos contributed by L.A.V.E. Bitterroot HS: This is a preflight safety briefing for the Bitterroot Hotshots. It preceeded their helicopter transport to an inaccessible location on the Johnson Creek Fire. The Bitterroot HS were one of the crews that worked on the Lakeview Complex (OR). Photo by Mike Matarrese, Branch Director on Stutler's PNW Team 3. Lowden: A picture from the '99 season that never got out there to public circulation. Matt Payne, also known as "Buck Leatherman" to the left. Center, Cpt. Brian Finley and right myself.. Mad Red Zeke. Food or Sleep?: This pic was taken at 3:30 am. We were returning to our Cleveland NF station from the Orosco Fire (Ramona CA). For a photo of Orosco flames look at Fire7 photos. Compliments of NQ. Roosevelt IHC: Here is a photo of our 2001 Roosevelt Hotshot Crew, a new Colorado crew. Our people come from as far east as Maine and as far west as CA. These people are great! Photo taken and sent in by Rocky Mountain. Fresno Crew: Manter Fire CA, August 2000, Sequoia National Forest. Fresno Blues AD crew from the Sierra. Dinner: Mexico 8 Fire AZ, April 1999, Coronado National Forest. USFS regular crew, composed primarily Canadian F/F in Manitoba: No, not convicts. Canadian firefighters. The Manitoba Forestry crews wear orange Nomex. Taken by Bum Pup. Formerly Camp, now in Handcrew 4Canada Spike: Spike camp home of CIIMT 4 and the crews while fighting fire in Canada, 1998. Photo by Marie. M&M Thieves: The sign says it all. Photo take by JE. Sleepy: Camp of the Sleepy 91 fire, Colville National Forest, WA. Fire began August 13, 2001. To see more photos: Sleepy91 Gallery
HelicoptersCherry: Dipping the bucket in the North Fork of the Feather River on the Plumas NF around 1988. Photos by Abercrombie. Ortega1-7: The Ortega fire on the San Bernardino, most likely 1989. My engine was on crash-rescue at the time. Memorable event was that the helicopters were dipping out of an open cesspool pond and dropping on firefighters near the fireline. The jig was up when a hotshot foreman whom I have known for a long time and enjoy immensely spotted a couple of pieces of corn on his shoulders. Photos by Abercrombie. Walker1-2: I was performing as a CWN Helicopter Manager on the Walker Fire. The fire was had a couple of days burning periods. I then flew with one of the ships to the Devil Fire. Photos by Abercrombie. Devil1-7: The Devil fire on State land in Northern California. The helibase was just a couple miles beyond the town of Big Bend, Northeast of Redding. I arrived on one of the Columbia Vertols as a helicopter manager and ended up as deck coordinator for the duration. There were myself, a helibase manager, and (after I whined about two people running an 8 ship base for 3 days) a takeoff and landing controller trying to run a base with up to 14 ships. We were moving several hundred folks morning and night with the two Guard ships. My first experience with the big people movers, I was very impressed. . . and also blown over a few times by the rotor wash. Most big time Western contractors were there including Columbia, Erickson, Ca National Guard, PJ's, Rogers, and a few others I hadn't heard of prior or since. Don't you love the cute little Cayman in pics 2 & 3? I don't remember the specifics, but I remember it had a hell of a lift capacity, far beyond what it looks like it could lift. It had just been rebuilt by an outfit from Texas. I didn't get to fly in it, but did get a nice inside & out tour. Photos by Abercrombie. Quincy: A California Highway Patrol Airstar helicopter sitting on the pad at the Plumas National Forest heliport. Photos by Abercrombie. Ravendale: A flareup interrupts a game of cards at a helibase somewhere in the West. Photos by Abercrombie. Sierra 1-4: Fond memories of working with the California Air National Guard. This was on the Sierra National Forest around 1990. I finally got a ride on a "Huey". These were a top notch, fine bunch of pilots and ground crew out of Fresno, I enjoyed working with them greatly. The ugly (though still impressive) skycrane was from the Nevada Division of Forestry who showed up on the fire uninvited and began free-lancing. We grounded 'em. Photos by Abercrombie. Thunder 1-2: The Thunder fire on the San Bernardino National Forest circa 1983? First a Bell 212 on a pad, then a
Bell 204 awaiting troops. Photos by Abercrombie.
Helicopter2Thunder 3-4: The Thunder fire on the San Bernadino National Forest circa 1983? My first helicopter ride on a "guppie", yes, it was still piston driven. I didn't really enjoy this flight as much as others, but it beat walking into what I think was called "Fish Camp Flat". (Course we did have to walk out.) Photos by Abercrombie. Tahoe1-2: One of my first assignments as a helicopter manager on the Tahoe National Forest. I selected an LZ on a mountain top to pickup some handcrews, but before we could lift off, we were fogged in. The crews all walked off the fire and we were left to haul out their garbage when the fog lifted a few hours later. That would be Abercrombie in pic #2. Photos by Abercrombie. Bambi 1 & 2: From SEI Industries, makers of the Bambi Bucket. Guest14a-14e: From Erickson Air-Crane Company. Courtesy of D. Hubbard, Media Services, some of his favorites. Ab likes 'em too! G15A: Ash Kicker engine crew at the North Fork helio Base. All the smoke is the Corral Fire as it joined the Chicken Complex. By Ash Kickers. G15B: Looks like I lost the info on this one. Please resend. I figure Ash Kickers. G15K: Columbia Coming into bucket the line for Ash Kickers at the Sheep Complex. G15L: Carson and Ash Kickers Inc. At the Laid Low Complex. G15M: Ericson Doing a bit of Bucket work for Ash Kickers at the Salt Creek Complex. G17: Have lost information, apologies. Please resend. Lama: A Lama taken on the Crystal Creek Fire in Colorado in 1980. Photo credit to Tim Foley. Apache 1-4: hope you enjoy these...these pictures are from the Western Army National Guard Avaition Training site. Taken by Marcia Elliott. Franklin1-3: Skycranes from the Franklin Fire helibase on the
Mendocino NF. First week in April, 2000. Courtesy of Mellie.
Helicopter3Wdrop: Robinson Fire, Plumas NF, first week in April, 2000. Courtesy of Martin. Skycrane: Taken at Hetch Hetchy Reservoir on the Ackerson Complex in California 96. Courtesy of Hickman. Torch, Torch2, & Snaghell: RX burn operation on the Colville Indian Rez, northeastern Washington State. Courtesy of Mark. Kirk Complex: An Evergreen S-64 SkyCrane helicopter returning from a drop on the Kirk Complex Sept. 1999. Courtesy of Paul. Four Helos -- Thompson Flat Complex: The Helos are Alpha Golf and November Golf 1 and 2(Type 1 Canadian aircraft) dropping retardant around a large spot fire outside the control line in top of the ridge in Division O, Thompson Flat Complex, MT, 2000. Also a picture of 453CC (Type 2 helo) dropping retardant on a large spot fire in Division O. Credit to Hunter '45. Kern Co. Helo1 and 2: Kern Co. Fire Department Helicopter Program. Photos taken summer, 2000 during the dedication ceremony of their helicopter program. Credit to Hunter '45. Incoming and Mix Site: Photos from the Granville Lake fire in north-central Manitoba, Canada end of May in 1995. (See also Fire4 page for more photos.) I took the pictures from the mixing site where we were conducting a burnout operation with the helitorch. The fire was on a large peninsula on Granville Lake. There was a narrow spot where the fire could have jumped to the mainland to threaten the community of Leaf Rapids. The decision was made to conduct a burnout to bring the fire to the water before it could jump on its own. The "Mixsite" and "Incoming" photos are taken from the mixing site. "Incoming" shows the ignition helicopter coming in with the helitorch for another drum of fuel. "Mixsite" shows the ignition helicopter ready to take off with the helitorch. (The narrow spot I mentioned can be seen in the background). The final fire size was about 18,300 hectares (about 45,000 acres). The burnout only accounted for fraction of it. Credit to Chris Kuzenko. Kneeland CDF 1&2: Kneeland CDF, 7 engines and two inmate handcrews were instrumental in putting out a small fire that grew from a burning pile of timber slash into a small forest fire in the redwoods, the so-called "asbestos forest" on the edge of Humboldt Bay at Bayside (10/25/00). Strong erratic winds that ushered in a thunderstorm initially caused concern about containing the fire. The CDF helo dipped its bambi bucket into a pond that is a slough of the bay. Courtesy of Mellie. FL Cobra: Florida Division of Forestry "Cobra" Firefighting Helicopter. Compliments of CPW. Cobra at work 1&2: Florida Division of Forestry helicopter at work, Spring, '01. Photo taken by Josh O'Connor. To see more of his photos, click here. Jones Fire: Here is a photo for you rotorheads taken on the Jones Incident, 5/01. From Stu. Waterdrop 1-3: Helicopter 7PA Papillon Helicopers. Rod the pilot, bucket drop(s), Simpkin Springs fire Dixie National Forest, Sept 2000. Photos taken by Earl L., UT Fireguy. Ping Pong: Photo taken by JB. PingPong Burn: Photo taken by JB. Helicopter4Cherokee Heli: Photo taken by JB. FL Helitack Heaven: Helitack Heaven in Florida (FL fires,'01). Photo taken by Jim. Heaven Flood 1&2: Same place, same trailer as heliheaven. I was there 1999 and 2000 when it was known as Lake City air tanker base (FL). Originally, the air tanker base was put in the lowest part of the airport and when there was a heavy downpour, all the water from the tarmac drained there. The next year the tanker base was relocated to a higher spot and the helibase was moved to where it flooded. The air tanker base manager got a big grin when I mentioned the flood from last year and putting the helibase there. I found a whole lot of humor in it also and could not resist sharing this when Jim called it helitack heaven. Didge ya'all happens to get yo feet wet Jim? Photos sent in by COMT. S&R Crash 1-5: These are pictures from a recent (summer '01) helicopter crash that occurred in California. It was a Navy Rescue helo out of Nevada. The accident occurred at a little over 10,000 ft elev. 6 people were on board, and believe it or not only minor injuries were sustained. The accident occurred during a search and rescue mission and is under investigation at this point so no speculations from me. There were some interesting stories that came from it tho. Photos taken by Tone1. Ventura Heli: Here's one is of the Ventura County Sheriff's Dept. copter 7 making a water pick-up during a brush fire in Newberry Park, California in December 1997. Photo taken by JU. Spain: I just got this photo from a friend who is flying fires in Spain. Photo sent in by Jim. Historical 1&2: Historical photos used in training, no other info. If anyone knows more about this series of photos including date, ship, location, photographer, please let us know. Thanks, Ab. Johnson Creek Fire: Helo working the fire during the wind-driven fire event on 08/11/01. Photo taken by a member of Stutler's PNW Team 3. Bullseye!: Leeman Dip Site on the Johnson Creek Fire (Lakeview Complex), 08/11/01. Boeing Vertal filling bucket for water drop. Photo by Randy Herrin, Situation Leader on Stutler's PNW Team 3. Puma Flag: Here's one. It kind of fits with the current times. It was great to see and got a lot of comments from the folks on the line. Scroll down for the full effect. Sent in by SH. Hookup: Here's one for you. Unhooking the bucket on an IA fire near Canmore, AB. (AB = Alberta Canada) Photo by Scott. Grand Canyon Crew: This is a picture of the Grand Canyon Helicopter Training Academy (Sept. 2001) Helicopter Specialist Mike Minton, Pilot Eddie Thoroughgood and crew. Submitted by Frosty. Hoosier H310: H310 is on the Hoosier NF for a 45 day exclusive use then on to the Huron-Manistee NF for 45 days then to the Sawtooth NF for the summer!!! Photo sent in by CAP. Skycrane: This skycrane was working St. Mary's Mission fire, part of Virginia Lake Complex near Omak Washington. Dated +/- 8/15/01. Ship was working hot spots for SCIA-1 crew nine. Crew Boss Dennis Trentham. Photo by Jess Neville. Sent in by adftr with Jess' permission. Case Mountain Helispot: The Case Mtn. Fire picture is from 1987. Photo taken by Sting. Crane Dip: The Crane picture is from the Outlet Fire, Grand Canyon NP, 2000. Photo taken by Sting. AirTankersAirtanker1: Close air support near Gardnerville, NV. Airtanker2: Closeup at the Chester Tanker Base on the Lassen NF. Airtanker3: Details unknown. C130A: Snagged this from an aircraft web site. It's for sale. Guest8: The tanker is on the Buck Fire in 9-98. Courtesy of Terry N. Guest10: A photo of the Martin-Mars water dropper from Canada, dropping on the Jordan Ck fire near Marblemont Washington, Aug, 1998. 7,400 gallons of water with each drop, if foam is added then it can cover 4 acres of ground with 4 inches of foam in one drop. Noname. G19-21: A Thrush 600 SEAT under contract with the State of South Dakota. Max capacity 400gals, normal load is 300-350 gals. Sender Unknown. Slurry1: Shot of an C-130 making a drop on the Harris Canyon fire east of Ogden, Utah in August 1999. Photo credit to Steve Rutter, Wasatch District Fire Warden. B17: Taken outside of Carefree, Arizona in July, 1979. We were doing an inital attack while it was 117 degrees, which was less than fun. Photo credit to Tim Foley. P2V: Taken at the BLM helibase at Grand Junction when I was on light duty because of pneumonia and assigned as helibase manager in 1996. Photo credit: Tim Foley. PBY 1 & 2: Both of these were taken in Alaska in 1981, and show a PBY Catalina working a fire in support of the Kenai Hotshots. Photo Credit: Tim Foley. PBY-3: PBY dropping on the Lyle Fire, summer of 99 near Goldendale WA. Photo credit to WP. S2 Drop: S2 making a drop on a local fire...around 81-82 I believe. Photo credit Jim. G. T14 Drop: DC-4, T-14 dropping some mud north of San Bernardino this past summer. Pilot -- Marc Osman. Photo taken by Angie. SEAT: SEAT Air Tractor 802 dropping in brush on a fire in North
Central Texas. "Boo".
AirTankers2Tanker: Air tanker leaving Hemet-Ryan Air Attack Base on the Riverside Ranger Unit. Courtesy of Engineer Emmett. Wolfskill: Tanker 71 out of Ryan Air Attack Base in Hemet, reloading for the Wolfskill Fire in the Summer of 97. Courtesy of Firefighter Ben. Gibble Fire: Tanker 00 making a drop on the Gibble Fire in Hemet CA. in the Riverside R.U. Courtesy of Ben. Martin Mars 1-3: Martin Mars dropping on a fire in CA. Complements of Jim W. Martin Mars 4 This pic of the Martin-Mars is just to give you some perspective of how big that thing is. I was privileged to fly up to Sprout Lake where it is based, a few years ago and take a tour. Climbed out on the wing. Courtesy of WP. CommandFire bomber 1, 2, 3: 24 Command Fire from end of June, 2000. We had as many as 9 AT in sky with Air Boss and 2 leads I think. It was a busy 4 days. Amazing fire behavior, some saying nothing like it before in fire growth. 20 miles in 90 minutes, it was off the chart of App B in FLHB. I figured 1000+ chains per hour, 1173 feet per minute. Photos from: DC Zimm, Captain with the Hanford Fire Department which is operated by DynCorp Tri-Cities Services, Inc. for the U.S. Department of Energy, Richland Operations Office. Superscooper: A CL-415 Superscooper from CL-415 Captain Al Hymers, Ontario, Canada. Golden Tanker: I took the tanker pic Aug 2, 00 while on the Golden Complex in Coleville CA. Photo courtesy of Matt Counts. FL Tanker1-3: These three photos were taken on Red Grange Fire, Polk County Florida, April 2001. Photos by CPW. Scooper: CIIMT 4 in Canada, being shown the Scooper, 1998. Photo by Marie. Moccasin Mt: Tanker 25 is a P-3 on the Moccasin Mt fire, Piute Indian Reservation, Northern Arizona. July 2000. Photos taken by Earl L, UT Fireguy. Pine Hollow: Tanker 151 is a DC-4 at the Pine Hollow fire, Grand Staircase National Monument, Southern Utah, 2000. Photos taken by Earl L, UT Fireguy. Cable Mt: Tanker 130 is a C-130 on the Cable Mountain fire, Zion National Park Southern Utah, 2000. Photos taken by Earl L, UT Fireguy. Pine Fire: Pine fire on the Modoc NF, 1999. Tanker 25 making an intentional low drop to avoid a nearby creek. All personnel had been notified and a dry run was made first. Photo compliments of rfc. SD Seat: This is a pix of a OAS-contract SEAT making a drop at a recent fire dept training in South Dakota. That hydraulic gate makes all the difference in the world in delivering an effective pattern with a smaller plane. Photo compliments of Jim "Hurricane". Neptune: I have attached a photo of Neptune Aviations P2V aircraft T-10 in this years ('01) paint scheme that I took at the Albuquerque Air Tanker Base in May. Photo taken by CMH. IL-76 1&2: The IL-76 is a huge Russian air tanker that is used elsewhere in the world, but not in the US. For more info and photos go to waterbomber.com. Photos sent in by Jose.
AirTankers3KC-97: I took this air tanker photo last week at the Hawkins & Powers facility at the Greybull, WY airport. I don't know what kind of airplane it is, but I bet someone reading They Said does. Hawkins & Powers has an amazing number of old aircraft sitting around at Greybull, including a lot of C-119's. They still use one C-119 for hauling equipment; but as you may know, the tails used to have an annoying habit of falling off during flight over a fire. Theysaid readers subsequently identified the plane as a KC-97. Some more info from readers: First poster - H & P has one on contract in Alaska. It will hold 3500 gallons and has a lot of doors (16?). It operates in the lower 48 occasionally. Second poster - This is a C-97 "Strato-Freighter" built by Boeing. They were later converted into an air to air refueling tanker and called the KC-97. If you want to know more here is a link to more pics and info: Strato Freighter. Photo taken by Bill G. C-119-J: This is a is a C-119-J located at McCall. Photo taken by JE. A-26: This is a is an A-26 located at London, KY. Photo taken by JE. PB4Y2: This is a is a PB4Y2 located at McCall. Photo taken by JE. PB4Ys: These two PB4Ys are at Grand Junction AZ. Photo taken by Jim. Johnson Creek 1-3: On August 11, 2001, there was a wind driven fire event on the Johnson Creek Fire of the Lakeview Complex (OR) that threatened the home and outbuildings on the J-Spear Ranch. These photos that shows an air retardant drop in support of structure protection were taken by Mike Matarrese, Branch Director of Stutler's PNW Team 3 and other members. LA County: Taken Oct 12, 2001 LA County near Santa Clarita. This brush fire grew to 3000+ acres (so far), roaring up rugged canyons during a Santa Anna wind event. Many homes were evacuated. Photo sent in by DV. Another poster sent this info in from the AAP (air tanker pilots' site). When asked which tanker it was, Barry said "I'm guessing T-127. I think that's the only one with that modified nose section HP operates." Germany1 & 2: These two air tanker photos were sent in from Germany by Michael Popp. The second is a DC-7. We hope he writes in with more info on where and when these were taken. Walton Fire 1&2: Here's a couple photos of interest from the Walton Fire on the Powell RD on the Clearwater NF in Idaho in late August 2001. Photos contributed by SM. Virginia Lake Fire: AT on the Virginia Lake Fire in Washington, summer 2001. Photo taken by Mike Patti, Deputy State Fire Marshall. Air Tanker 130: Cross roads fire, May 1999, Coronado National Forest, near Sonoita, AZ. Tanker 130 from Libby Tanker Base. According to the pilot of Tanker 130, this aircraft was the first C130 air tanker converted. Photo taken by USFS FEO. SP2H Drop: The SP2H is from 1996, (dont remember the fire). Photo taken by Sting. formerly Airborne Firefighters, now Helicopters 5Arroyo Grande 527: Type I helicopter on the Mammoth-Mclaughlin Fire. Photo sent in by NoFX. AG Helishot Crew: The 2001 crew, 527, Arroyo Grande, Los Padres National Forest. Photo sent in by NoFX. Arroyo Grande Rappel: Crew and helicopter 527 Arroyo Grande, Los Padres National Forest. Photo sent in by NoFX. Crew at Helispot: Crew and Helicopter 527, Arroyo Grande, Los Padres National Forest. Photo sent in by NoFX. AG Crew Hike: Arroyo Grande crew hiking on the Tickner Fire, 2001. Photo sent in by NoFX. Hover Exit & Hover Entry: Here's a couple shots from a hover entry/exit practice you might like. They 1are from an Alberta Helitack Support Crew - HS 1. Photos taken by Scott. Rappers: You're missing the best thing about helicopters on your web page, the rappers! Here you go.... Bell 212 Era Helicopters. Photo courtesy of Adam Kahler. On the Skids: Here is a picture of two Krassel Heli-Rappellers please add it to your airborne firefighter page. Photo courtesy of JF. DozersPiru Dozer 1 & 2: From J, who says, " For Smokin'charlie, 2 dozer pics- taken 10-98 on the Piru Inc. in Ventura County. LA County dozers." The following photos are from Mellie's collection on the Big Bar Complex, Megram Fire, Fall, 1999. Denny Road: This dozer made its home here at Panther Cliffs on the Denny Road as the fire burned down to the road during the weeks around 10/20/99. Every day trees and rocks came down across the road and had to be moved. The road couldn't have been kept open without the help of the dozer. To Groves Prairie 1 & 2: After a small 1/2" rain, Denny Spike Camp was closed and most firefighters moved on to Groves Prairie. The dozers headed up that way too, for a while, until the woods dried out and the fire blewup and overran the lines. Then some returned to build more fireline off the Denny Road near Five Waters as the Megram Fire came down the Happy Camp Mountain. Driving In: Dozers are transported to and from the fireline on lowboys. You don't want to meet one of these up close and personal on a narrow road like the Denny Road. Speed limit was 15 mph. On the Lowboy: Arriving at DP49 on 10/18/99 as fire threatens the Denny Road containment line, the dozer must be unloaded. Stan: A dozer owner/operator who worked on the Megram Fire and built line at DP15 and DP 49 and probably a few other places that Mellie didn't know about. Unloading, Ready and Down the Ridge: Large rims are moved to the back of the lowboy and the driver backs off onto them and then onto the ground. Dozer is unloaded and ready to go. Stan heads down the ridge, pushing over small diameter trees, cutting line. The Megram Fire never bumped this dozer line. The fall rains finally came on 11/04/99 before the fire got that far. TX Dozer: Here's a dozer pic. It was taken during the 2000 season. We were at a lull when I took this but within about an hour, we were called out on a burn that ended up burning about 1400 acres of 8 year old plantation. Both of these plows were on loan to us from Florida and they definitely earned their keep. Sent in by Keith. Thompson Flat 1 & 2: These were taken in Division X on the Thompson Flat Complex near Superior MT. August, 2000. The equipment and personnel were being moved off the division due to some impressive fire activity around the safety zone during the afternoon burning period. As it turned out, there were more pieces of equipment at the safety zone then there were operators, so the service truck was being trailered out of the area. Sent in by Hunter. Canada Dozer: Here's another "don't do this if you can avoid it" photo. The dozer is stuck in the middle of what used to be our pump site. It was coming down a seismic line (along with 2 other Cats) and had to cross the little trickle that we had damned up for a pump site. The first Cat made it through and then this one got stuck. So with much pushing from behind and tugging from ahead, it eventually made its way out, which was nice because the used-to-be flank of the fire had turned into the head and was bearing down the dozer's location. It took them quite a bit of frigging to get it unglued, and they even managed to snap a cable or two in the process. The fire was inMay 2001, near Whitecourt, Alberta. Cheers, S Dozer in creek: This is another good one for the "what not to do" files. Actually it was cranked and driven into the creek by a disgruntled former employee. After getting another dozer in to pull it out, there was no other damage found. Taken by Keith. TX antique: This was taken by Keith at the TFS Fire Control Offices in Lufkin. "We sure have come a long way from those days." CDF Dozer: From a Santa Rosa, CA muster. Photo taken by LAVE. Dido Fire Dozer: Night line construction on the Dido Fire, Nevada, 1999. Photo taken and sent in by USFS-FEO. EquipmentGuest2: From Jim at Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, thanks Jim! Dozer: Have lost the information for this pic, please resend info. Ab. Water Tender: The unit is a '73 Dodge D8000 which originally saw service as an RS/9 Air Force Refueler. We did all of the conversion which included building manifolds and removing all of the fueling systems. It hauls 5000 gal. which our local DOT frowns on. Ntree: North Tree's CAF unit in front of the firing group that is in front of the holding crew on the 1999 Kirk South fire. Courtesy of Doug. Butte Complex: Butte County (CA) Volunteer Water Tender 38 providing support on the Forest Ranch Fire during the Butte Complex in August 1999. Jarbo Gap: Butte County (CA) Volunteer Engine 37 and Water Tender 64 covering the Butte CDF RU Jarbo Gap Station for ten days during the Butte Complex in August 1999. Courtesy of Paul. Kirk Complex: Ft. Hunter-Liggett FD (CA) prepare a line for a burnout operation on the Kirk Complex on Sept. 1999. A FHL-FD wildland engine and 4600 Gal Water Tender supply a mile-plus hoseline with laterals down a cat line. Courtesy of Paul. Kirk Complex 2: The three primary wildland engines for Ft. Hunter-Liggett FD (CA) with the Kern County Burning Crew and two Arizona Hot Shot crews preparing a burnout on the Kirk Complex Sept. 1999. Courtesy of Paul. AU Tanker: Australian tanker. Courtesy of Peter. Big Nozzle: Big nozzle on wheels. Courtesy of Stu. Dragonwagon: True Dragonwagon, the textbook version. Complements of Adrenalin Junkie. Real Dragonwagon: Real Dragonwagon. Courtesy of RR. Not Dragonwagon Wannabe Dragonwagon. Complements of RR. Northtree Tender: Watertender on the Big Bar Complex, 09/99. Front end articulates separately from the rear. Has a video camera in the cab to view what is behind it. Photo by Mellie. Hybrid Tender: Here is a photo of a hybrid tender. Type III Septic Conversion. Yes, that is a draft hose going into the tank. Courtesy of CV. Skidgion1-3: A Skidgion (Skidder Engine). It has a 550 gallon water tank, a 350 PSI high pressure pump, as well a low pressure pump with drafting capability. I ran across it being built up at a welding shop in Superior Mt while doing structure protection triaging. I was impressed with the detail and quality of workmanship. Being from Southern CA, I have not run across a Skidgion before so it caught my eye. Later when it was completed, the owner transported it to the Thompson Flat Complex. It was never used on this fire, however. Complements of Hunter '45. TX Plow: Here's an older plow that is still seeing duty with a VFD in East Texas. Credit to Keith. GA Dozer Crew: Thanks to GA crew from east Texas firefighters,
summer of 2000. Courtesy of Keith.
Equipment2Targhee: new tactical water tender ready for 2001 fire season from Targhee Wildfire, Idaho Falls ID. A little homely and not so flashy, but it's built to get there fast (75 mph), put out a lot of wildland fire and deliver a lot of water about anywhere you want it. Credit to Ed Wright. Sea Ranch: Photo taken on the Mendocino Coast at the time of a control burn. This photo is of an "engine slug" from a local engine contractor lurking around a handcrew. We think he may be wanting to join up! Just kidding KM. Photo compliments of Stu. Dozer: Dozer working the line in Humboldt County, CA. Photo by GC. CDF Transport: Here are two CDF transports with medium dozers for your equipment page. Photo by GC. CDF Inmate Crew Transport: Transport for a CDF inmate crew. Photo courtesy of CWG. Suppressor1 & 2: The engine is built on a Franklin Skidder chassis by Robert Booky, a Firefighter with the Cloudcroft Volunteer Fire Department in Cloudcroft, New Mexico. (rbooky@zianet.com) The water delivery system is a Hale 250 GPM pump driven by a 18 Hp. gasoline powered Vanguard engine. It has draughting capability, suction line equipped. The water distribution system is comprised of rear mounted hookups with FS and Fire threaded fittings for "pump and roll" distribution, ground application of retardants and servicing other apparatus and line crews. It also has a hose reel with 150' of 1" booster line (will accept up to 1.5" fire hose); a front mounted, mechanically articulated nozzle for water and foam application; and an 8" foot dozer blade for cutting in quick fireline. It's equipped with a Scotty foam induction system (for class A and B foams). The crew compartment is fully enclosed with heavy duty wire mesh and a 3" tube roll cage. The following historical photos can be found in very large gif format at www.nal.usda.gov/speccoll/collect/fighters/index.html, the National Agricultural Library. (We have a link to the site on the links page under miscellaneous.) We are presenting a few of the many photos here to show you the historical resource available in this collection. These photos are public domain, but the Library asks that if you publish a photo, you acknowledge them and the photographer. These are pretty amazing. When you view them, look at the progression of the technology of firefighting equipment. Also note the lack of PPE! Ab. Oklahoma '18: FC-Suppression-Ground Hand Tools. Oklahoma. Fire fighters and their equipment used for putting out ground fires. Taken by W. R. Wattson, February 1918. Dunsmuir Bridge Fire '33: FC-CCC Corps. Suppression. Dunsmuir Bridge, California. CCC boys on Dunsmuir Bridge Fire. Taken by Capt. Daniel Sheehan, October 14, 1933. Idaho '34: FC-CCC Corps. Suppression. Idaho. CCC enrollees using a gasoline chain saw to fell snags on McLendon Butte Fire. Taken by K. D. Swan, August 1934. Arkansas '38: FC-CCC Corps. Suppression. Ozark NF, Arkansas. Cutting fire line and enrollees with back pumps approaching fire preparatory to putting out embers. Staged at Shores Lake Site. Taken by Bluford W. Muir, July 1938. San Bernardino '40: FC-Deep Creek Fire - tank truck holding main fire front along motor way. a (night shot) San Bernardino NF, FC-S, California, taken by Fred Funke, 1940. Alturas '44: FC-Suppression. Modoc NF, California. Using back pump - sage brush fire near Alturas, taken by Paul Fair, 1944. Montana '53: FC-Suppression. Lolo NF, Montana. Mop-up operation using fog nozzle. (Fire Date and Photographer Unknown). Picture sent in on February 10, 1953. Swamp Engine 1&2: Here is a piece of equipment I don't see on your site. They called it a swamp engine. Don't know all the details, but it was from Minnesota, maybe someone can fill us in. Photographed in Lake City, FL. Photos taken by CD. Redmond HS: Crew carriers of the Redmond Hotshots with the Johnson Creek Fire up and running in the background. Photo taken by Al Mason, Crew Boss while working on the Lakeview Complex with Stutler's PNW Team 3. Old Equipment: From a Santa Rosa, CA muster. Photo taken by LAVE. Antique Engine: From a Santa Rosa, CA muster. Photo taken by LAVE. CDF Dozer: From a Santa Rosa, CA muster. Photo taken by LAVE. Mutual Aid Accident: Mutual aid vehicle accident on the Lassen National Forest. Wildland firefighters do much more than fighting fires in the forest. They do vehicle fires and medical aids and car crashes. Photo taken by USFS-FEO. Dido Fire Dozer: Night line construction on the Dido Fire, Nevada,
1999. Photo taken and sent in by USFS-FEO.
LogoPlumas HS: Plumas Hotshots logo. Courtesy of Cricket. Plumas NF: Plumas National Forest logo (old version). Guest7: From the Saint Robert City Fire Dept. Courtesy of Lora Chandler. Mendocino HS: Mendocino Hotshot Logo (has since been changed). Courtesy of Jim G. Pike HS: Pike Hotshot logo. I lost the sender's name. Home page is http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/operations/crews/pike/ El Cariso HS: El Cariso Hotshot logo, infamous "Ruptured Duck". Courtesy of Mellie. VNC Logo: Ventura County Fire Department, California, Courtesy of Mellie. Home Page is: http://www.ventura.org/fire/vncfire.htm Bitterroot HS: Bitterroot Hotshot logo. Courtesy of Kelly. Home page is http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/operations/crews/bitterroot/ Flathead HS: Flathead Hotshot logo. Courtesy of Kelly. Home page is http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/operations/crews/flathead/ ZigZag HS: ZigZag Hotshot logo. Courtesy of Kelly. Home page is http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/operations/crews/zigzag/ Redmond HS: Redmond Hotshot logo. Courtesy of WP. Home page is http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/operations/crews/redmond/ Fulton HS: Fulton Hotshot logo. Courtesy of Mellie. Ojai HS: Ojai Hotshot logo. Courtesy of Mellie. MFD: Mayer Fire Department. Courtesy of Tim, aka AZ Trailblazer. Texas WF: Texas Wildland Firefighter logo. Courtesy of Keith.
Redding HS: Redding Hotshot logo. Courtesy of Pappy. Home page is http://www.fs.fed.us/fire/operations/crews/redding/ BLM: Bureau of Land Management logo. Courtesy of Engineer Emmett. CDF: California Division of Forestry. Courtesy of Engineer Emmitt. USFS: United States Forest Service. Courtesy of Engineer Emmitt. BIA: Bureau of Indian Affairs logo. Courtesy of Rod. Redhawks: The Redhawks are a Native American, type II crew from the Cleveland National Forest in Region 5. Courtesy of Al. Hope page is http://home.earthlink.net/~alclarkson. Oklahoma: Oklahoma Forestry Service, State Department of Agriculture. Courtesy of Rod. Idaho DL: Idaho Department of Lands logo. Courtesy of Bullwhacker. Cherryvale: Cherryvale Fire Protection District, Boulder, CO.
Courtesy of Mat.
Logo2Bogard: No information given. McCall: McCall smokejumpers. Courtesy of Hickman. Colorado: Colorado Urban Springs, courtesy of Hickman. LNF: Lassen National Forest, R5. Missouri 1: New Missouri Department of Conservation patch. At present they are no longer using patches. The design is still used but not in patch form. Courtesy of Hickman. Missouri 2: OLDie...Missouri Department of Conservation, Forestry, which the state retired in the early 70s. It was designed off the Missouri State Tree, the Hawthorn. Courtesy of Hickman. Missouri WFC: Courtesy of Hickman. Keene: Keene Flight Crew, no other info given. Courtesy of DM. Black Hills: Logo for Fire Management in the seven National Parks in the Black Hills area of South Dakota, Nebraska, and Wyoming. Can you include a note saying: "They have no patches to distribute." Our web page address is: http://www.nps.gov/wica/fir-main.html Compton Fire: Courtesy of Mike. LAC EMT: Courtesy of Mike. LAC FD: Courtesy of Mike. Pomona: Courtesy of Mike. Riverside: Courtesy of Mike. Colorado WT: Here is the patch for our Wildland team. We are the 285 Wildcats. Our team is made of volunteers from 5 Depts. We have approximately 80 members on the team and we respond to fires in the foothills west of Denver Colorado. Courtesy of Pulaski. HFD-Logo: Hanford Fire of Washington State. We are private contract to the Department of Energy. DCZimm AU tanker: Australian fire logo. Courtesy of PE. Durango FD: Durango CO Fire Department. Courtesy of C Shift, Durango Fire. CIIMT2: California Interagency Incident Management Team 2 logo. A team member said to Mellie, "I'm glad you like the logo. We really like it too. Greg Greenhoe designed that pin many years ago. He used to be the Fire Management Officer on the Angeles and is now the Deputy Director in Missoula. We were asked at one time to design a new one because the triangle shape resembled the "Fire 21" logo. But, Greg designed ours first, so we got to keep it. We did modify the pin in 1998. The "2" in the middle had been black. We changed it to blue because we did an assignment in Yosemite for flood recovery. We liked the "earth, wind, fire" triangle and changed the blue to reflect the color of water." Information on the team is here: www.r5.fs.fed.us/fire/team2/. Logo supplied by Mellie. Wallowa-Whitman: Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, OR. Provided by RS. IHFT: International Helicopter Firefighters Association. Provided by JE. Wisconsin Fire: Fire logo of the WI DNR. Anonymous contributor. Fresno Fire: Logo of the Fresno Co Fire District. Provided by Engineer Emmett. San Jacinto: Here's my CDF station logo from the San Jacinto Forest Fire Station. Logo courtesy of TC. CDF Union: Logo of the California Department of Forestry Union. Provided by Engineer Emmett.
Logo3Tatanka Shots: The Tatanka shots are based out of the Black Hills in Custer SD. The crew started in 1999. Provided by James. To go to their website: Tatanka hot shots Prineville Patch and Prineville Stars: T says, "Here is a patch I had made when Prineville first got embroidered hats. Its simply the embroidered design that the hats had except it was made into a patch. The current hats have the stars added I believe, but I don't have one. The other logo with the stars I scanned off my sweatshirt. The other logo you have posted is from a sticker we had commercially made. There probably aren't but a few left in existence." Prineville: Prineville Hotshots on the Ochoco National Forest, Prineville OR. Shasta-T Fire: Fire Logo of the Shasta Trinity National Forest. Sent in by BM. YAFD Patch: Fire patch for the Yavapai-Apache Nation Fire Department. Sent in by AZ Tim. CIIMT 4: This is the logo of the California Interagency Incident Management Team 4. At the CIIM Workshop, March of 2001, Tom Hutchison, the outgoing IC (1995 to 2000) was honored at the team dinner. Aaron Gelobter is the new IC. San Marcos: Logo of the San Marcos Pass VFD. Provided by Mike. CO Academy: Logo of the Colorado Fire Academy. Provided by PB and J. Boise IHC: Boise IHC began in '79. Visit our website. Logo sent in by BL. ODF logo: Logo of the Oregon Department of Forestry. Provided by Jimbo. Massachusetts Lookout: Logo of the Massachusetts Bureau of Fire Control. Sent in by Marty. New Jersey Fire: New Jersey Forest Fire Service Logo. Compliments of BC Davis. New Jersey Forestry: Logo of the New Jersey Division of Parks and Forestry. Compliments of BC Davis. Waterford Fire: Logo of the Waterford Township Fire Department in the NJ Pine Barrens. Compliments of BC Davis. Safety First: This is a retired sticker (perhaps it's not PC) that used to be awarded to firefighters when they completed their fire safety and fire behavior courses (S-130 and S-190). Hickman sent this to Mellie when she finished her FF1 training. Firebreaker: Ab, Here's a logo from way-back-when. Any of you lurkers out there remember this outfit? (early 70's) Compliments of Stu. Baker HS: I was just looking over your awesome site but found one little flaw, it doesn't have my crew's symbol up there! So I thought I'd send you it as an attachment. I am surprised, Baker River is one of the best ya know:) Provided by Antonio. Chief Mtn HS: The Chief Mountain HS are a Blackfeet Indian crew. We began in 1988 and became Type I in 1990. We operate out of the Blackfeet Agency BIA Office in Browning MT, just east of Glacier National Park. Nevada Forestry: Logo of the Nevada Division of Forestry. Sent in by BC Davis. Alpine IHC: We're an Interagency Hotshot Crew located in Rocky Mountain National Park, Estes Park, CO. Logo sent in by CWG. ID Lands: Idaho Department of Lands. Logo provided by Bullwacker. FL Fire: Here's the FL fire patch. Sent in by Ranger. BIA Forestry: BIA Forestry Logo, compliments of RR. R8 Heli: Here is an old R8 Helitack patch. Compliments of Jim.
Logo4CO-DOF: Colorado Department of Forestry logo. Sent in by PB&J. Grand Ronde: We are a fire crew from the Grand Ronde Indian Reservation, located approximately 35 miles west of Salem, Oregon. Compliments of Peter. Crack: Logo of the Indianola Crack Helitack Team. Sent in by RR. St Joe IHC: This is the logo of the recently disbanded St. Joe IHC. Formed in 1967 on the St.Joe National Forest (now the South Zone of the Idaho Panhandle N.F.) the "Joe" was the last of three Inter Regional crews hosted in Northern Idaho. The other two crews hosted by the forests of the Idaho Panhandle were the Kaniksu I.R. and the Coeur d'Alene I.R. Both were disbanded in the late 70's-early 80's. The St.Joe was hosted by the St. Maries Ranger District from 1967 to 1997. The crew celebrated their 30 year anniversary function at Clarkia Work Center. The crew was relocated by the Idaho Panhandle National Forest to Coeur d'Alene to be a more centrally located resource for the other districts on the forest after the 1997 fire season. As happens to most good things moved by a government agency, things didn't proceed well for the St. Joe after the move. The 1998 fire season was great but things began to fall apart. Internal conflicts, conflicts with the local district personnel, micro-management at the district and forest level, and animosity from local district fire personnel, the last of the St.Joe IHC members moved on to bigger and better careers during the ASAP/AVUE hiring in 2001. In March of 2001 the last of the St.Joe overhead that moved in 1997 left, and the St. Joe was no longer. The new organization there will be known as the Idaho Panhandler (did I add an extra letter to this) Hot Shot Crew. The many ex crew members of the St.Joe are proud to have been members of this former outstanding national resource. Readers and users of this website please welcome this new Type I crew onto the fire scene in 2001 and give them any breaks deemed necessary while they get on their feet. Sent in by Ex Joe Boy. Hawaii DLNR: Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources. Logo sent in by PR. Hawaii F&W: Hawaii Forestry and Wildlife. Logo sent in by PR. Chilao 1&2: It would please me very much to have you post the attached
pictures of some insignia from my days as a Forest Service groundpounder. It would also serve
to honor the many men I worked with during those days. All are ballcap insignias.
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