Rick Cables

Rick Cables
care fire folks land people protect service shocked state sure time tough
I'm shocked and, with a lot of other people, in a state of disbelief. Fire service people take care of the land and protect the resources. I'm sure our folks are going to have tough time with this news.
direct fire growth hand holding north seems south
Fortunately, the fire seems to be holding on the south end. We haven't had any major, significant acreage growth today. On the north end, we were able to get hand crews in there and do some direct attack.
aggressive air bucket continue drops favorable fire flights hand plan
The plan for tomorrow, if we get favorable weather, is to get hand crews on the fire lines, continue air flights and bucket drops to put out hotspots and to continue to be as aggressive as we can while we've got the weather.
behavior depending fire weather
We've got 'trigger points' set up depending on what the weather does and what the fire behavior does. This fire is just really devastating.
advantage giving trying
The weather's giving us a break, and we're trying to take advantage of it.