A pic or two, thought I would share.....

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Originally Posted by skiJ

I'm sorry...
I'm not sure what part of this you are seeing ( maybe all of it ) -

There was an essay almost fifteen years ago, that I think the final sentence was,

' I took my ski boots - the fire can have the rest. '

I got my ski boots, too.
And 'Blue' - I would not have left a fire without my companion.

I am sorry you are witnessing that, my friend.

Please, be Safe. tj

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Here's the deal... we are on structure protection. Trying to save homes. Our primary mission on this fire so far. There shouldn't be people at home here. There are though. 'Don't get out of your buggy, we aint going nowhere.' they say... Can't force them to evacuate. But they do, only after telling us that we can't tell them what to do. But they do. They almost always do....but they wait. They wait till the flames are topping the ridge, the roar deafening. They wait till they are in the way, till when we are sending in men and equipment...... till...well... you get the picture

LBL I said this a million times when you fight fire around homes and you see your 1st house burn you will stay 5 min to long trying to save the house. Then the next house you see burn you will leave 10 early because you know the house is fucked.
Stay safe LCES what I am hearing is off the charts for fire behavior.

This is the new norm and I am scared.

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Originally Posted by telehacker

LBL I said this a million times when you fight fire around homes and you see your 1st house burn you will stay 5 min to long trying to save the house. Then the next house you see burn you will leave 10 early because you know the house is fucked.
Stay safe LCES what I am hearing is off the charts for fire behavior.

This is the new norm and I am scared.

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It is way earlier this year. Some models are showing that this fire could hit a million acres. We are approaching 300,000 acres now and it's headed for Colorado.
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Jesus, i just remembered an old friend of mine built his retirement home up in the mountains west of Los Alamos somewhere. Don’t know if it is in the fire area or not. Need to track him down.

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Here's the deal... we are on structure protection. Trying to save homes. Our primary mission on this fire so far. There shouldn't be people at home here. There are though. 'Don't get out of your buggy, we aint going nowhere.' they say... Can't force them to evacuate. But they do, only after telling us that we can't tell them what to do. But they do. They almost always do....but they wait. They wait till the flames are topping the ridge, the roar deafening. They wait till they are in the way, till when we are sending in men and equipment...... till...well... you get the picture

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Reminds me of a joke my dad told me as a child.

Summarized:
flood coming.
Jewish rabbi, Christian priest, Islamic immam, Buddhist bhikku.

Flood warning. Bhikkku leaves.

Rowboat comes. Immman leaves.

Helicopter comes rabbi leaves.

Christian priest says "God will save me" Christian priest drowns and dies. In heaven he asks God why God didn't save him. God says, " I sent you a flood warning, a rowboat, and a helicopter!"



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The donkeys appreciated my company, unlike those uppity horses. #CalfCanyonFire #newmexico #fire #firefighting

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The donkeys appreciated my company, unlike those uppity horses. #CalfCanyonFire #newmexico #fire #firefighting

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This the greatest photo I have seen in a long time! It should be a top sheet for Moment!

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My dipper.

Beautiful country. Very high here at around 8000ft base and big peaks (+13,000ft) to the west. Had a headache for a week, altitude sickness. Moving camp again. Glad it's not Camp Afghanistan that's along I-25 north of Las Vegas NM. Headed to Angelfire. We'll see how this goes. It's been a wild one so far. So many photos. So little time.

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This the greatest photo I have seen in a long time! It should be a top sheet for Moment!

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I may edit out the pickup and truck and then frame it. Hang it on my wall. 😁

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Day 22....
This is my life now...I guess...

It is another day of fire and smoke. I get to see things. Some good. Some bad.

This photo represents both. Tranquil scene of horses....and distant fire and smoke. Our dozer staying on the mountain for a third night. Shutting fuel and supplies up with buggies.

#CalfCanyonFire #newmexico #firefighting #wildfires #horses #rockwall


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The buggy...

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Spent my day watching this...

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Cold, hot, dirty and windy. Loving every minute of it. Day 26.

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Be careful, and be well.

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Be careful, and be well.

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+1. skiJ

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Originally Posted by new yabyum

Be careful, and be well.

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Will do. Things are beginning to wind down a bit. Cooler and humidity levels are up. It helps a bunch. If the wind died, this fire would go out.

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Still work to do...

Snowed on the tents last night.

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Out a month today. Couple of standby days as we transition into rehab. Feet got extra special treatment/attention this morning. Ahhhhh.......

Your thread delivers. Great pictures. Catching some essence of new Mexico here

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Your thread delivers. Great pictures. Catching some essence of new Mexico here

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Thanks! It's been a wild one, thought we'd get a short break, but we've been called around to the SW side. Shit is still on fire on the west side.

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Palm tree lollypops

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Called back to the east side of the fire, we started restoration today. West side of fire slowly going out. Is burning in extremely rugged country.

Pecos side.

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Blue dot is me.
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Could be here another month.