Trial By Fire

I head off this morning to help out with the Lateral West Fire. The fire has been burning on Great Dismal Swamp NWR since August 4. Hurricane Irene dumped a lot of rain on it, but the fire remains active. It is about 90% contained.

I will be at the fire from today until the 23rd. I'm supposed to be supporting logistics, but they've been very vague about what I'll actually be doing. They literally told me to show up at 9 am today with a pickup and maybe a laptop. This will be interesting at the very least.

Thanks for reading.