Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

smoke on the landscape, from fire in Watershed 2

USFS Resource Advisor flags watershed 2 trail crossing along the handline in WS2

Air Crane drops water over hot spots in Watershed 2. Taken from top of USGS Debris Flume.

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

Night time image of hot spot of fire in Watershed 2

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2

Smoke and evidence of browned tree crowns on the slope of Watershed 2

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

Smoke and evidence of browned tree crowns on the slope of Watershed 2

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2

Smoke and evidence of browned tree crowns on the slope of Watershed 2

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2. Note the tags on the nearby trees, indicating that the fire line went through one of the vegetation plots, used since the 1950s to track plant growth and mortality.

Repair work with heavy equipment on dozer line on 1507 road

USFS Resource Advisor surveys along the handline in WS2. PVC post marking vegetation plot in background

Completed repair of dozer line along 1507 road. Soils, branches and tree boles pushed out of way by dozer were pulled back onto line by an excavator.

USFS staff survey along the handline in WS2. Note the tags on the nearby trees, indicating that the fire line went through one of the vegetation plots, used since the 1950s to track plant growth and mortality.

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2. Snags and other hazardous trees were cut along handline.

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

Fire dozer line in just above 455 road at edge of Watershed 2. Dozer line runs from 465 to 455 roads, at which point even steeper terrain forced crews to use handline the rest of the way downslope to road 302

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2 near road 455.

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. Disturbance to soil and vegetation is much more significant along dozer line than handline, but it also makes a more effective fire break.

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. Root wad and upturned soil in foreground on right from tree pushed over by dozer

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. This particularly steep section would be vulnerable to serious erosion without subsequent waterbarring and repair work.

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2. Large snag in left foreground was cut for safety.

Fire dozer line in Watershed 2, where it meets the 465 Road

Fire hand line in the upper area of Watershed 2 follows the upper watershed 2 trail for ca. 1/4 mile. Then handline cuts upslope to connect with a dozer line off of road 2633.

Active fire in the upper portion of WS2 just below upper trail, low severity ground fire. A few hours after photo taken the fire reached the trail, but was held in check by crews using fire hose supplied by frequent trips from tender trucks.

Active fire in the upper portion of WS2 just below upper trail, low severity ground fire

Returning downslope along dozer line from road 465 along ridge bounding WS2 and WS3. USFS Resource Advisors.

Watershed 2 gage house and sediment basin, with firehose in the foreground

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2. USFS Resource Advisors.

Watershed 2 gage house with fire hose going up the slope toward the active fire area

Smoke from hotspot in WS2 above gaging, taken from handline

Fire hand line and fire hose moving up the slope in WS2, from the 302 Road. USFS Resource Advisors in foreground.

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2. USFS Resource Advisors.

Fire hand line and fire hose traversing up slope in WS2, from the 302 Road.

Air Crane used for water drops over hot spots in Watershed 2

Snags create concerns for the safety of fire crews working the area

Air Crane used for water drops over hot spots in Watershed 2

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

smoke on the landscape, from fire in Watershed 2. Taken from 130 road radio tower

Fire hand line and hose on a slope of WS2

smoke on the landscape, from fire in Watershed 2

This was an accidental beginning of the dozer line at junction with 465 road. Operator likely mistook this for the main side ridge. After opening ca. 60 feet the dozer backtracked and began the actual fire line running down side ridge to road 455.