update on Scott

So they spent 7 days at Black Forest and had 5 home. They had to work on the foam proportioner so they  had to take a few days off, long enough for Scott to get to go to Brandon's baseball game. Then Scott started to get ansy because the fires were going crazy and they weren't calling us. It is extremely frusturating to be right here and not get called. They finally called on him Sunday but he didn't leave until Monday afternoon. By then the fire was almost under control so he was only there four days. It is sad that politics takes precedent over people's homes. They would rather lose homes than bring in contractors as a priority. We are working on changing that but it is a slow process. In the meantime hopefully Scott will be out a lot this summer, we need a good season. Many don't think of the other dangers of firefighting besides fire. There is the falling trees, accidents, wildlife and poison ivy. The fire Scott is on right now he ran into poison ivy. Luckily he carries stuff for that so it didn't get too bad. They are also seeing a lot of wildlife running around. Some firefighters came upon and startled a mountain lion not to mention the bears, rattlesnakes, etc. We are hoping he will get reassigned to another fire but it is not looking likely right now. He does get to go to Brandon's game tonite though. He got really good reviews for going above and beyond firefighting. They helped a boyscout camp clear out and buried a cat that died from smoke inhalation. The family was very thankful that their house was still there and appreciated that they didn't have to see their pet that way. Most don't realize what all the firefighters do beyond fighting the fire. They also try to rehab the area after the fire, regrading dozer trails, filling in stump holes, etc. On the Black Forest fire, our crew spent several days filling in holes so families wouldn't fall into them when they got back to their homes. I am very proud of our guys.

Scott's fire

Scott and dad are on the Black Forest fire. They went up on Wednesday. They are on patrol making sure the fire doesn't cross fire breaks. They did manage to save two homes and some chickens. One of the homes had fire on it's deck and they were able to put it out before it did too much damage and started the house on fire. It makes me mad that people say that contractors are no good and it should be left up to the fire departments. I don't think the owners of the homes would think that of course they will never know it was contractors that save them. The boys don't do it for the glory but it hurts when we get a bad rap when they are just as qualified if not more so. Never say that one truck and three firefighter don't do any good.