Today we visited the Long Ridge fire, a 2-acre fire probably caused by lightning, about 8 miles north of Edgemont, South Dakota (map). It was reported just before midnight last night, and when we were there the firefighters had it knocked down. The fire was on a steep, rocky slope covered with Ponderosa pine and cedar.
In this shaky video shot with a cell phone, the Tatanka Hot Shots are seen constructing line just before they tied in their hand line with a hose lay.
Engines from the USFS and Wind Cave National Park, and a water tender from Hot Springs FD.
Firefighters set up a portable tank and pumps. The engine is from the North Haines VFD near Rapid City.
Division Supervisor Bill Bell, from Custer Fire Department
Tatanka Hot Shots
Tatanka Hot Shots
Monty Bullock, North Haines VFD
Tatanka Hot Shots
Boy! Those Tatanka Hotshots really look good out there…..real solid looking crew…..true proffesionals.
Those sawyers really know how to find shade don’t they?
In the video above; everybody else is out in the hot sun working while the faller stays shaded up while he works!
Smart!
In reality they are limbing the tree up to save it from the burnout.
I notice the Black Hills look almost identical to Southern New Mexico’s forests.
Mr. Riggles, sounds like a derogatory comment to me. Don’t recall working on any fires with you, easy to call shots from the peanut gallery. Sawyers exert more energy packing the saw around regardless if it is in the shade or sun.