The crew came on in early April, hitting the spring prescribed fire window perfect.The District completed 400+ acres of Wildland Urban Interface burning utilizing both hand and aerial ignition to accomplish objectives. With a slow start to the fire season the crew accomplished a variety of project work on Fall burn units. By early July all resources were dispatched to either California, Oregon, or Washington to support initial attack and large fire incidents. By end of July, early August, the crew responded to a moderate initial attack load on the District. Fall burning was extremely successful burning over 1000 acres in the Mission Mountain Wilderness as well as an additional 500+ acres in the Wildland Urban Interface. Most of the crew members had an opportunity to work on leadership skills and qualifications such as Engine Boss, Firing Boss, Squad Boss, Incident Commander Type 4, and Incident Commander Type 5. This was another successful field season for the Swan Lake Fire Crew. Looking forward to another exciting and successful season for 2016.
2015 Fire Season
The crew came on in early April, hitting the spring prescribed fire window perfect.The District completed 400+ acres of Wildland Urban Interface burning utilizing both hand and aerial ignition to accomplish objectives. With a slow start to the fire season the crew accomplished a variety of project work on Fall burn units. By early July all resources were dispatched to either California, Oregon, or Washington to support initial attack and large fire incidents. By end of July, early August, the crew responded to a moderate initial attack load on the District. Fall burning was extremely successful burning over 1000 acres in the Mission Mountain Wilderness as well as an additional 500+ acres in the Wildland Urban Interface. Most of the crew members had an opportunity to work on leadership skills and qualifications such as Engine Boss, Firing Boss, Squad Boss, Incident Commander Type 4, and Incident Commander Type 5. This was another successful field season for the Swan Lake Fire Crew. Looking forward to another exciting and successful season for 2016.
