Out of State Wildland Fire Mobilization Briefing
Friday August 14, 2015
There are currently two mobilizations ongoing from Massachusetts to both California and Oregon.
Massachusetts Wildfire Crew- MAS#1- Type2 IA Hand Crew
20 Person Hand crew: 9 DCR, 1 DFW, 10 Municipal Firefighters
Crew Boss: Chris Renshaw, CT State
Greg Whittier, DCR Fire, (Trainee)
Assignment: The Stouts Creek Fire
Location: 11 Miles East of Canyonville, OR
Size: 23,388 Acres
Containment: Currently at 60% contained
Total Personnel: 1693
Incident Information: http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4426/
The Crew is assigned to Division H on the east side and remaining active part of the fire. Fire activity has moderated over the last few days with cooler temperatures and higher than average relative humidity. The weather has allowed crews to aggressively attack and establish solid containment line around the perimeter and suppress all heat along the edge. By all accounts from the overhead team, the Massachusetts crew has performed excellent since arriving on the fire. They report that morale is high and everyone is healthy. The crew has been put on standby for initial attack to any new fire starts in the area.
Karyn Cote - Radio Operator (RADO)- Single Resource
DCR Seasonal Firefighter 1 from District 1, Barnstable County
Karyn was mobilized as a single resource to the Route Complex of Fires in Northern California on August 4th for a 2 week assignment. She is working in the overhead team as a communications radio operator, a critical position on large fires where the size of the incident demands well organized communications and dispatching for the hundreds of resources assigned to the incident. The Route Complex is currently, 26,471 acres, only 20% contained, and has 948 personnel working on the fire. http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/4447/
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