Well…I have sat in on a number of the conference calls, including while actually being in North and South Ops.
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So we can skip the 4:30 am call to update the 209 each day? I am in.
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No
209 sets baseline need and resources requested, conference call allows for additional clarification and teasing out the actual need. Some teams have really good 209 writers, others not so much.
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Let’s keep this tracking on the Boise Fire, please. If we need to have a breakout thread for resource ordering priorities, we can certainly do that
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Fire955, Thank you very much for the information. I appreciate and value the ICS Form 209 priority setting process, etc. and am well experienced with the process. Info, I have 40 years as a qualified ICT1 and OSC1.
Sounds like the Boise Fire is not a full suppression fire. If so, a limit should be set on allocated resources. Attention must also reign with the impacts of respiratory illness and cancer from wildland smoke which is well defined by UCLA research.
From MS Copilot: " UCLA has conducted significant research on the effects of wildland fire smoke. A recent study published in the journal Science Advances found that inhaling fine particulate matter (PM2.5) from wildland fires led to between 52,500 and 55,700 deaths in California over an 11-year period from 2008 to 201812. This study also estimated the economic impact of these health effects to be between $432 billion and $456 billion12.
The research highlights that long-term exposure to wildfire smoke is becoming an ongoing problem, contributing to chronic disease formation1. The study’s lead author, Rachel Connolly, emphasized the need for investment in forest management and climate mitigation to reduce these health impacts1."
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Impressive, is that this evening. Red Mtn. camera has been fogged in all day
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Yesterday…
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That makes sense
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Lots quieter today…
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DONT USE THE Q WORD!! EVER!! 
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Yesterday around 7-8 pm
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Why would anyone post a pic from yesterday? The only thing anyone cares about is what the fire is doing today… respectfully
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There is no reason to be rude or disrespectful here. If somebody posts something that you feel is irrelevant to you, move on. It takes more time and effort to post a rude or disrespectful post than it does to just say to yourself: Oh, that’s nice but is meaningless to me. Then move on
BTW…A lenticular cloud over a pyro cloud is not only rare but is a very dangerous indication of very unstable air
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I get it brother, but the reality is a lot of people are getting annoyed with all the fluff on here. I like to engage with this site to know what the fire is doing up to the minute. Majority of people don’t care what a fire did multiple days ago. We want to know what it’s currently doing. What it did yesterday doesn’t do anything for anyone. This site used to be about fire progression for active fires. That keeps people informed on potential and possible deployments or reassignments, Evacs, etc . Didn’t mean to disrespect anyone.
We did a livestream on the events of the past couple days - here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/d86NAsH6fJY?si=rHKMa3rfyBQxgyqr
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Wow! Pretty impressive column!
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XSN Type 3 Strike Team assigned this morning, GFD, SCY, MRO, SON, HEA.
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