NJ Forest Fire Service 2018 NJS #2 crew is home & engines still deployed (August 13)

The 20 person crew from the New Jersey Forest Fire Service (NJFFS) that was deployed to the Red Canyon Fire in Colorado ended ended their service on or about August 11th and flew home on Sunday (see this post on the NJFFS A2 Firefighters Association Facebook Page. Before flying home, the crew visited the Storm King Mountain Memorial site where 14 firefighters died on Storm King Mountain fighting the South Canyon Fire in 1994 (see the post from the NJFFS A2 Firefighters Association Facebook Page on August 11th for some photos). Thank-you for your service on the Red Canyon Fire. Enjoy a well deserved rest and time with your friends and family.

The NJFFS type 4 engines and two support cars continue to be deployed out west. Engines A29 and T5 along with car 37 continue to be available for initial attack out of Wells Fire Station in the BLM Elko Nevada District. The arrived at the Wells Fire Station on or about August 4th, I understand from the NJFFS A2 Firefighters Association Facebook page (go here and here) that the two engines were deployed to work initial attack this morning on an 1/10th of an acre fire in the Elko district along with an air attack plane, putting the fire out an hour or so after they were deployed to the fire. This is just the incident that I know about, I expect that they have worked initial attack since they arrived at Wells Fire Station last week. Thank-you for your service.

Engines B45 and T9 and an unknown support car continue to work the Carr Fire near Redding California (202,976 acres at 61 percent containment). They arrived at the Carr Fire on or about July 30th. Thank-you for your service.