Sunday, August 01, 2004

The story was picked up across the nation, including USA Today, the San Francisco Chronicle, MSNBC, the Chicago Sun Times, and the Houston Chronicle
Diamond Horseshoe story picked up nationally
Local EMS story featured in nation's major newspapers
Local EMS story featured in nation's major newspapers

AP photo of the Diamond Horseshoe balcony.
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Calls
- Photos from Rattlesnake Fire, Nez Perce National Forest
- Running
- After the reality comes the reality
- Lightning strike sets haystack ablaze
- Diamond Horseshoe story picked up nationally
- Michael L. Umphrey
- Katherine Mitchell
- Valerie Umphrey
- Jim Umphrey
- Joe Durglo
- Teri Miller
- Annie Morigeau
- Gwen Couture
- Eldon Umphrey
- Michael K. Umphrey
- Gary Steele
- Neal Christiansen
- Christa Umphrey
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- Professionalism Powerpoint
- Listen to breath sounds on your computer
- What do fireline EMTs need to know?
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Reservation Fire News
- Deep Draw Update August 17 (Deep Draw) Saturday the Deep Draw fire exhibited minimal fire behavior, largely smoldering and creeping, occasionally burning of pockets of trees inside the fire line. Crews continued to make good progress holding and mopping up hot spots inside the fireline. Palm IR's, or handheld infrared heat sensors, were used to help identify the areas with heat. The hot and dry weather is providing an excellent test of the firelines. Equipment and crews continued opening up access roads. Crews and equipment cleared, brushed or constructed over 62 miles of fireline in the course of the week's work fighting this fire-of that total, 43 miles were indirect contingency firelines.Plans for Sunday include rehabilitating roads that have been opened. Slash consisting of brush and cut logs will be piled alongside these roads. Crews will continue to patrol and mop up hot spots along the fireline.Sunday is expected to be hot and dry with temperatures in the low 90's. Winds are predicted to be light,...