It may be calming down

I'd like to keep this blog more up-to-date, but I just don't seem to have much time at work to do that! This fire season, while not as completely crazy as last year, is still very crazy. The amount of fire in Idaho and Montana is staggering. I can't believe the number of fires or the size of those fires. It has been very active.

I am going up to Missoula next week for a meeting on Tuesday and field work on Wednesday and Thursday. It'll be a nice break from the computer and fire mapping. I don't think I'm going to work any more than I absolutely have to while up there. I hope to find some time to hit the golf course. We'll see.

One of the recent fires was the Castle Rock Fire that burned adjacent to Sun Valley Ski Resort near Ketchum, ID. One of the things that always intrigues me are the pictures that come from these fires. This first example is common: signs of "Thanks" and "We love firefighters" all over towns. I've seen them when I've traveled.

Another example here is of the structure protection these firefighting agencies do for private and public property. They wrap the structures in tin foil (not literally) to reflect as much heat as possible. It's quite the site to see these "shake and bake" structures. These pictures are courtesy of Inciweb.