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800/day, funny as a squad leader and medic on a Hotshot crew I was getting just a few pennies over 10.00 and hour. :lol:

We worked on Type 1 handcrews Frans, Hothots are the best people on the planet at suppressing wildland fires in the roughest terrain that exists. You have to be smart about it, Fight fire aggressively provide for safety first. Believe me there isn't anyone that does a better job than those guys...

Yes, another part of the cycle of that ecosystem. It will be forgotten as well in about 15 years, then another big burn will come thru and everyone will be "devastated at the loss" Whatever, its been that way in Southern California for a long time. Folks want to build and live in an area that...

The photo of the column on the Magic fire is nice, Spots like that are where Darin and I used to work (Often it was my module that was creating a column like that) Splitting the head is fun!

Curious, I just heard a statement from FEMA that they are new and improved and things will be handled differently in CA. Funny There have been no improvements in the graft and waste in NO since the inception of the "recovery" effort. The last thing the folks in CA want is the government...

Ditto! I used to have a hard time seeming concerned when I was working fall fires in the "urban interface" areas. I thought they were whining idiots for building in a fuel type like those canyons.

Frans you should get out more.

One acre of Manzanita burning has more thermal energy than the bomb dropped on Hiroshima, Asbestos don't help once that heat source gets going. Concrete will burn, everything burns once enough heat is present. Either the winds will lay down or they will drive the front to the Pacific. What I...