Canyon Complex Round 2 - Night Operations

Salt Lake 2 has returned from our second tour on the Canyon Complex in Northern California. We arrived on July 6th and were shipped out to the Frey Fire, 2.5 hours south of Quincy, California on the Plumas National Forest. Our first shift lasted 24 hours as the team shifted us over to the night shift where we spent the entire 14 day deployment.

Due to typically highter relative humidity, cooler temperature, and more favorable winds, night operations consisted largely of burning out indirect fireline that was constructed during the day shift. We succeeded in first connecting the South Fire to the Frey Fire with a 2.5 mile burnout, then began working on connecting the Scotch Fire to the South/Frey Fire with a 6 mile burnout. The latter operation was being completed as we turned wheels back towards Salt Lake City.

Other experiences of note: poison oak, CA con crews, warming fires 101, daytime shade sleeping, the great hoselay / line dig operation abandonment, and more.

The crew will take the 22nd and 23rd off then go back available on the 24th at 0600. Hopefully having readjusted our bodies to sleeping at night and being awake during the day.