Tactical Fire

We joined Dave McCabe at the Lavina Fire Hall and headed to the fire in Roy's Little Red type 6 attack truck. We weren't the first ones there and the flame had been knocked down by the time we had arrived. However, there were still hundreds of smoldering cow pies to deal with. The fire was contained to approximately five acres.

For this fire, we're going to focus on the meal-doings. So, above is a sequencing series of photos taken during the meal break... in the welcome shade of a huge Cottonwood tree. Joanne krause provided the frozen sandwiches. Those chilly sandwiches caught some of the crew off-guard. Actually, the sandwiches were just a little icy in the middle and were rather refreshing. In three of the above photos, the 1,400 gallon 6x6 is in the background, continuing with some mop-up work. Also, in one of the photos, one can just make out Richard Daum's hay baler. Why do we mention his hay baler?

Of course, there are other photos and they're shown below. The fire was started by Richard Daum's hay baler probably hitting a rock somewhere in the hay field. The baler survived. In a few more weeks the fire's progress would have been much more severe, more so with higher winds. We were lucky.

Finally, there are three photos of the Lavina 6x6, with James Otterstrom and Susan Brabec on board, with the Elkhart Sidewinder really helping out.