At last night’s community meeting with the fire team, Rich Harvey (an incident commander) emphasized the extremes which the firefighters are encountering in their dealings with the Horseshoe Two fire––unprecedented in his 32 years of experience. (Very likely, firefolk on the Wallow and Murphy Complex … Continue readingExtremes
by Wynne Brown, Guest Author All hell broke loose soon after I sent my last update. The wind picked up to 50-60 mph gusts that afternoon and blew so hard that it was hard to stand upright. The light in the Grills’ barnyard turned copper, … Continue readingWhitetail Canyon: a Firsthand Account
As one of the hotshot fire crews finished their work at Rick and Lynne Taylor’s house in Whitetail Canyon, their neighbor walked past, and was asked this question: “What is the ratio of sugar to water for filling these hummingbird feeders?” Now that is an … Continue readingA Burning Question
As we thought we were seeing an end to the fire and its attendant stresses (with containment being predicted for June 22), the Horseshoe Two Fire has broken free of containment lines to move across Rock Creek Canyon and northeast toward Paradise, East Whitetail Canyon, … Continue readingThe Long Siege Lengthens