Another FI-210 Class

And yet another FI-210 Wildland Fire Basic Origin and Cause Investigation course is in the books. It's my final one.

It was a great group of folks who showed for the training. Our burn window to put in the plots couldn't have been better and those "burning" folks all did a great job getting the plots ready for the class.

The class itself went very well. We only had one fellow who had to leave the training for personal reasons. Other than that all of the folks in attendance did a great job both on the book/classroom side AND on the field/interpretation side. Many thanks to Jared Eison and those fine folks at the Quinault Indian Nation for their outstanding support, once again. Here's some pics to enjoy...

Fires started by fireworks

Chatting with witnesses, getting information... or not.

...and figuring it out!
In all? It was a great class and a great way for me to close a career!

Thanks all for everything you did throughout a long, rewarding and challenging employment! Now I'm going to kick back and just try to keep on keepin' on until the next round.

STAY SAFE, ALWAYS!

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'Tis The Season

Again. Everyone, enjoy your families and friends. We'll be enjoying ours here in our household, by phone and via the internet. Merry Christmas and have a safe and happy New Year. Loving the changes being made, loving the retirement and loving the family, friends and our wonderful natural beauty out here in this great Pacific Northwest. Hardly a week goes by where I don't spend hours wandering the forests, just taking in the sights, smells and sounds of everything around me.

A little bit earlier in the year. Just one of those little country creeks.




A fun road...




A remote creek...


And an east to west creek's drainage.



Life's good when you can get out and enjoy it! Even when you're 64! Merry Christmas everyone! Have a Safe and Happy New Year!!! Enjoy!


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I'm back on the blog.

I just thought I'd be posting back on this blog. I've been posting elsewhere but wanted to dust this one off again for craps and giggles. The other one's a bit too "political" I guess. Facebook didn't like me, twice. So, I thought I'd come back here and throw some pictures up that I took when I was sitting in my old office.