August 17th update: The NJ Storm module is being demobilized from service in Wyoming and will be replaced by the NJ NJS#3 module aka NJ Pinelands. The NJ Pinelands module will be traveling to Wyoming today, see this FB post from the NJFFS Section B10.
August 14th
I wrote on August 3rd about a 10-person NJFFS module, NJ Storm, that was deployed to Wyoming. The NJ Storm module left New Jersey for Wyoming on or about August 2nd. According to my friends at NJFFS Section B10, they worked the Bull Lake Fire in Wyoming (information not available) until they were released on August 11th returning to the staging area in Wyoming await assignment to another fire. Their rotation out west should be ending on or about August 17th. Sadly, I have no photos to show you or link to, but I understand that they did good work on the Bull Lake Fire and may have been aided by some large or very large air tankers in addition to other air support.
Yesterday, August 11th, the NJFFS Section B10 posted on Facebook that a second 10-person NJFFS module, known as NJ Highlands, was deployed to Wyoming for a fourteen day deployment. I know no details, perhaps they are in a staging or pre-position area awaiting assignment to a fire.
These two 10-person modules from New Jersey are but two of several modules from the Eastern Area deployed out west. The information about Eastern area crews deployed outside the eastern area is updated daily by the Eastern Area Coordination Center. Current information may be found on the Eastern Area Interagency Resource Representative Report, the latest report may be found here (only updated while crews are on assignment outside of the eastern area). I am glad that modules and crews from the eastern area are deployed to other areas of the United States to help local wildland fire crews work wildfires.
I am proud of the crews from my own State of New Jersey and all the other eastern area crews. You honor us by your service fighting wildfires outside the eastern area. Stay safe.
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