Incident Media Photographs

Grader engages in road rehabilitation as part of the suppression repair occurring on the Grizzly Fire. Photo by Katie Jones

In recent weeks, Unstaffed Aerial Systems (UAS), otherwise known as drones, were used extensively on the Chilcoot Fire and Grizzly Fire. Fire managers used them to conduct infrared (IR) flights. Drone IR saved hundreds of person-hours in detecting heat sources on or near the fireline. The type of drones used can cover any given area of a fire in a fraction of the time that it takes firefighters. Without technology like this, firefighters would have had to monitor the fires entirely by foot. This would have not only been less efficient but also more dangerous given this area's steep and unstable slopes.

Fire managers were able to utilize drones 10 of the last 14 days, gathering useful intel in a safe and efficient manner. Photo by Dan Warner, NW Team 6 on September 18, 2023

Today will be the final Morning Briefing at the Sharps Creek Incident Command Post. Starting tomorrow, firefighters for all five fires that NW Team 6 is managing will be working from the Strader Incident Command Post. Photo taken during Morning Briefing on September 13, 2023 by Nancy Jones, NW Team 6

A super scooper flies over the Grizzly Fire. Photo taken on September 13, 2023 by Rory Hiett, NW Team 6

Crew rolling hose at the Incident Command Post. It's challenging to carry a 100' hose that weighs between 11-23 pounds, but making it compact certainly helps. Credit: Nancy Jones, NW Team 6

Firefighters have carried almost one ton worth of hose to aid in suppressing the Grizzly Fire. Photo credit: Garrit Craig, NW Team 6

Hoses being organized at the Incident Command Post. Credit: Nancy Jones, NW Team 6

Building in Bohemia City, one of the many historic resources firefighters have been able to protect from the Grizzly Fire. Photo taken September 16, 2023 by Eric Risdal, NW Team 6

Public Information Officers taking notes on fire information to relay to the public. Photo taken on September 13, 2023; credit: Nancy Jones, NW Team 6

Smoke rises over the Grizzly Fire on September 18, 2023. Credit: Dan Martin, NW Team 6

Firefighters getting their daily assignments at morning briefing. Photo taken on September 13, 2023; credit: Nancy Jones, NW Team 6

An early morning at the Incident Command Post (ICP). Fire managers are already hard at work inside their yurts. Photo taken September 13, 2023. Credit: Nancy Jones, NW Team 6