Mike has been working on this fire for the last couple of days. He and other firefighters work to protect the structures sitting under a hill covered in heavy pine trees with the fire and smoke looming ominously at the top of the ridge. They have done strong work and anticipate being done today. The residents have been evacuated and watch the smoke cloud with anxiety. Here is today's report from our local news paper. Cliff Creek Fire
Meanwhile, back at home, myself and the other battalion chief were challenged with a three hour power outage in the entire county. We were able to safely and successfully extricate 5 people out of two elevators who became stuck when the power went out! Traffic was insane through out the valley. There were two medical calls and a carbon monoxide call as well. Here is the report for the power outage No Power!
Who knows what today holds.....? Most likely we will see more power outages. Certainly there will be tons of people in town, and probably, the Cliff Creek Fire will continue to grow in size. Keep an eye on Inciweb to watch this fire's progression. There are maps, pictures and news on this site.
Stay safe, Captain Trumbower.
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