Sitting waiting...but maybe not for long

So yes we are still here sitting and waiting for a fire dispatch....but the good news is that we may have on soon. It isn't to often that we find out a head of time that we might get a dispatch but we found out today that Saurgo NP in Arizona wants us to come to their park to help them do a prescribed fire.....yes I know it isn't a wildfire but right now we will take whatever we get. We are not 100% sure that we are going yet....we have to wait to see if a helicopter can commit to the burn and if they do we will leave Thursday morning for AZ.

Prescribed burns can be lots of fun and lots of work...sometimes they are more work than actual wildfire...like this one is a 10mile hike into it. Oh well. if we go we will be out of state and could even get sent to a fire on our drive to AZ

In other news I have a countdown here at work. We have a plaque in our training room that has the names of everyone on the crew that has gotten 50, 100, 150, 200 & 250 fires while on arrowhead. Well there aren't a ton of names on there(for it to count as a fire a bunch of stuff has to happen) and only one other girl so needless to say I really want to get my name on there.
Per scribed fires dont count so even though I would love to go do this burn I really want a wildfires because I am only 4 away from 50. So send good thoughts my way so I can get my 50.

oh yeah if you want to see some pictures of me at work go to my friend maura's blog (in the links)