Updated to 9 thousand acres
Yes, after eating at Golden Corral I lit a tremendous blue dart from Cedar.....Seriously BIG Wiff:
Did You Start It?
Those of you with a tag this year may want to keep an eye on the fire that started. It could burn up a lot of that lower country south of Skutem. On the bright side it might be good in a few years.
LoL....I'll bet your rightProbably smells like fresh baked apple pie down there
Nah only if they offer me a Pauns doe tagHey Wiff?
Are you Next On The Waiting List?
By next spring the young growth browse will have a large share of the Beaver deer herd on it. It should actually be a godsend to the mule deer population. Certainly more than the bureaucrats can or will do to grow more animals to hunt.Two fires on the Beaver unit. This will be the new reason they say has hurt deer numbers on the Beaver.
I was thinking so too but it seemed like they were reloading to quick to be going quite that far. You may be right though.I’m assuming they’re getting the water out of Piute reservoir, how’s the water level in Piute this year?
It’s quite a sight watching the orchestrated chaos isn’t it? I really could sit and watch for hours, I know that sounds crazy but it’s pretty neat…I was thinking so too but it seemed like they were reloading to quick to be going quite that far. You may be right though.
Those buckets haul a pretty good load of water. The steam that comes off, when it hits the ground is pretty amazing as well.t
I was thinking so too but it seemed like they were reloading to quick to be going quite that far. You may be right though.
Those buckets haul a pretty good load of water. The steam that comes off, when it hits the ground is pretty amazing as well.
Thanks for adding a bunch of clarity notdon. You firefighters are unsung hero’s for a lot of people. Be safe out there this summer.I was down at Marysvale for 16 hours on Sunday and again on Monday they was using the local VFD'S until the Type 2 team took over. A few VFD'S signed in and are working on the Type 2 team now.
They had 3 Type 1 helicopter's, 2 bucket drop choppers, and 1 snorkel chopper working all day Sunday and Monday. They were working out of two irrigation ponds just west of Marysvale. My engine was posted about 300 yards from the north pond and about 1/2 mile from the south pond.
It would take them around 7 or 8 minutes for a round trip if they was flying over into Beaver creek and around 5 minutes if they was flying up into Bullion canyon, I kept thinking they would run out of water but they kept that pace up for around 9 to 10 hours a day. They would go back to Richfield for fuel, and they were only gone for about 1/2 hour.
They did have a DC 10 make a couple drops of retardant Sunday evening when the winds died down, but he did not come out on Monday. Maybe they sent him to another fire.
They had 3 hotshot teams on the fire. Vegas, Snake River, and Idaho City shots. I have been around the hotshot teams a few times, and i am always amazed at the level of organization and respect that they go by.
For the most part my engine was mostly for Structure protection so we did alot of watching. We did run two crews on my engine and the night crew did get the opportunity to go be the water source for one of the shot teams on a burn out, it was a good opportunity for a couple of younger guys on my department.
Those of you with a tag this year may want to keep an eye on the fire that started. It could burn up a lot of that lower country south of Skutem. On the bright side it might be good in a few years.
I think "buckbrush" is thrown out there when a person has no clue what the plant is really called.I thought buckbrush was th3 redneck term for cliffrose?
That would be me.I think "buckbrush" is thrown out there when a person has no clue what the plant is really called.
Ceanothus is Native to Oregon, CA, and baja. Sorry, that’s not what we call buckbrush in Colorado.
I think that would apply to most of us.That would be me.
Getting a little smoky around Blanding way, but probably from Az somewhere. You making it out this way this summer?Best to start hoping for fall showers to start the growth back, So if are in touch with the BIG guy up above ask him to help out.
There is native ceanothus in Utah. We always called it buck brush as well but its common name is mojavi ceanothus (Ceanothus Pauciflorus). Early succession plants are highly palatable deer browse but decreases as plants get older.Ceanothus is Native to Oregon, CA, and baja. Sorry, that’s not what we call buckbrush in Colorado.
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