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Suppressing the Devil's Fire: Firefighting Tactics and Rehabilitation Efforts

Learn how firefighters tackled the Devil's Fire using different tactics and rehabilitation efforts to contain its growth and protect firefighter safety, while enhancing fuel project stabilization.

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Suppressing the Devil's Fire: Firefighting Tactics and Rehabilitation Efforts

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  1. 1543 Hours The Devil Fire Starts Half-In Chokecherry Project Half-Out-untreated area

  2. 30 minutes later Fire favors the untreated area

  3. 45 minutes later • Fire feeds on the untreated fuels • Firefighter safety is compromised • Tactics change

  4. Meanwhile, over an hour later . . . Fire’s growth is checked at Chokecherry Project

  5. Retardant line is enhanced when used with the Fuels project

  6. 2006 Stabilization and Rehabilitation Efforts put up another barrier to the Devil Fire

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