Here in New Jersey we had a major snowstorm a couple of weeks ago followed by cold temperatures, below freezing most days. This past weekend the weather was downright frigid with highs lower than 20F and breezy conditions. The snow from two weeks ago is still present in my area. I am not in the position to speak to if wildfires occur in snow covered terrain. I can say the frigid temperatures that we have experienced the last couple of days made me appreciate that wildland firefighters work fires in all kinds of temperatures from very hot temperatures in the summer to frigid temperatures in the winter. I know enough to know that under their Nomex gear that they will have added layers to protect them from extreme cold. Here in New Jersey we could have had frigid temperatures with no snow on the ground which would have meant that if their was a wildfire, that New Jersey Forest Fire Wildland Firefighters would have been working a fire in frigid temperatures. Of course in other parts of the United States, the extreme cold is not necessarily uncommon in the winter.
The purpose of this short post is to give a shout out to all wildland firefighters both on the ground, in the air, and support personal for working in all extreme temperatures. Thank-you from the bottom of my heart for all you do to keep us safe.
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