Second fire demonstration of the day at the Ember Stomp event, Marin County CA. Decking, siding and the importance of an under-deck noncombustible zone.
Thanks to Mark Clark and Scott McIntyre at Hexion R&D (Springfield OR) for the very nice tour and radiant panel exposure test of Hexion ArmorBuilt product.
Finished additional deck experiments today. Excited to be back in the lab. Thanks to Scott Leavengood and staff at Oregon State U Dept. of Wood Science and Engineering for collaborating and to the USDA Forest Service for funding. Analysis is next…
A great day to travel to the IAFC WUI Conference in Reno on the California Zephyr. Looking forward to it. Very full train. Has to be good news for AMTRAK.
Gates of the Mountains boat ride today to Mann Gulch, a bit north of Helena MT. Humming James Keelaghan’s “Cold Missouri Waters “ - “… I don’t know why, I just thought it / I struck a match to waist high grass, running out of time…”
First day back in the lookout. Thankful for Nixle alert earlier today informing me about control burn that would be happening today, because there is the smoke! Called dispatch and confirmed.