NJ Forest Fire Service 2018 crews and engine deployment (Aug 8th)

For the past few days I have been posting about the NJ Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) crews and type 4 enginse that are deployed in the western United States, see for example my August 4th update, my update on August 6th on NJS#2, and my update on August 6th about the two type-4 engines at BLM Elko Nevada Wells Fire Station. To the best of my knowledge the status of these resources are unchanged.

• NJS#2 continues to work the Red Canyon Fire (5,766 acres at 88 percent containment) that is burning 30 miles south of Rangely, Colorado. This crew was deployed on July 27th. Rains over the weekend helped to increase the containment of this fire.
• To the best of my knowledge, NJFFS type 4 engines A29 and T5 and car 37 continue to be staged at the Wells Fire Station in the BLM Elko (Nevada) District. I think but am not sure that they do not have an assignment as I write this and may be working initial attack out of the the Elko Interagency Dispatch Center (see this August 7th post from the NJFFS A2 Firefighters Association Facebook Page
• NJFFS type 4 engines B45 and T9 and an unknown support vehicle continue to work the Carr Fire burning near Redding, California (173,522 acres at 47 percent containment). I am sure that many of you have seen various media reports about this fire, here are two links I thought you might enjoy, one is a video and slide show from express.co.uk in the United Kingdom and the second are some photos of the California wildfires from space (Space.com)

For all of my friends from the NJFFS who are working these fires or working initial attack at Elko, thank-you for all you do. I am glad that you are helping out. That is what mutual aid is all about. While New Jersey has not recently had any fires requiring mutual aid from out of state, we have had several weather events that lead to massive power failures, where utility crews came from across the United States to help us.