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2001-2002 Season Pictures

     As mentioned before, I have worked for the Elko BLM as an Engine Module Leader since June 2001. The Elko Field Office’s fire suppression organization currently employs approximately 70 employees, and consists of four stations (Elko, Carlin, Wells, and Midas), ten 4x4 heavy engines, one water tender, three Fire Operations Supervisors, an Interagency Hotshot crew, and a type 3 helicopter with Helitack Crew. In addition to these suppression resources, the Elko Interagency Dispatch Center handles all-risk dispatch duties for five agencies, and an aggressive fuels management program is developing.

     The Elko district is considered to be one of the highest fire load Field Offices within the BLM. The District averages 100 fires per season for approximately 40,000 acres, with an average season of June 1- September 15. However, the district has experienced several extreme seasons in a row, averaging 300 fires and 1,000,000 acres burned during the 1999-2001 fire seasons. To find out more about the Elko BLM Fire Program, check out our official web page.

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This is a picture of my engine. It is a 1997 Freightliner Model FL70 Type IV engine. The tank holds approximately 875 gallons of water. This is a picture of Helicopter 698 doing bucket work on the Mud Springs fire near Midas, NV in July 2001. Brian Aranguena and Jef Peake were my crewmembers for the 2002 fire season. This picture was taken on the Supply Creek Fire in Northern California in August 2002. Here is a picture of me on the Supply Creek Fire on the Hoopa Indian Reservation in August 2002.
This is a picture of Helicopter 864 at the Winnemucca Airport. This helicopter crashed on the Charlie Fire in 1999, killing a member of the Las Vegas Helitack Crew. Tyler Hecht and Steven Peake, my crew from 2001, monitoring a burn out operation on the Mud Springs Fire in July 2001. Fire picture from the Mud Springs fire. Another fire behavior picture from the Mud Springs Fire.
These are the two new engines that Elko BLM got from SandS Fire Apparatus. Four of us were sent to Indiana to drive them back to Elko from the factory. This is a picture of one of the new engines getting towed after breaking down near Omaha, NE. The other engine broke down in Davenport, IA. Steven Peake and Tyler Hecht after succesfully holding the burn out on the Mud Springs Fire. Rob Thomas and Chris Betsill from the Elko Helitack on the Mud Springs Fire.
Helicopter 85-Alpha lifting off to drop off a sling load of water cubitainors on the Dry Creek Fire north of Wells in July 2002. Tanker 00 on the ramp at the Battle Mountain Tanker Base, photo taken by Meredith Rader. Tanker 06 on the ramp at the Battle Mountain Tanker Base, photo taken by Meredith Rader. Helicopter 85 Alpha doing bucket work on the Mud Springs Fire. This ship and Helicopter 698 are contracted through El Aero Services in Elko.


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