P6080087

    Crew 652, each leading a pack mule, rode 14 miles into Gila National Forest along the Middle Fork of the Gila River to Hell's Canyon to work on reported spot fires.
    Crew members: Joe Torres (crew boss), Steve Carreon, Cooper Rogers, Jeremy McConahy

    photo by Norm Rooker

    Credit US Forest Service Gila National Forest

    Comments and faves

    1. laimelady (11 months ago | reply)

      Too bad Crew 652 couldn't have gone in when there was only the one tree on fire :-(

      Terrell Shelley Claims It Could Have Been Prevented
      www.kvia.com/news/31189841/detail.html
      "The forest supervisor, the fire control officer, and the dispatcher, all of them were notified," said Shelly. "I told them, 'It's on fire. And there's a snag burning and if the wind picks up like it did a week ago, it's gonna go over the top of the mountain in nothing flat.'"

    keyboard shortcuts: ← previous photo → next photo L view in light box F favorite < scroll film strip left > scroll film strip right ? show all shortcuts