Fire was located on private land. It involved a saw mill with several log decks, rabbit brush and grass and heavy equipment that was on fire. There was a red flag warning in affect as well(HIGH WINDS. There were a lot of moving parts that were showing up to help stop the blaze from spreading. Houses, powerlines and other outbuildings were being threatened. WHERE THE RISK MANAGEMENT WAS A CONCERN, IS I HAD NO CUMMUNICATION LINK TO SILVER CITY DISPATCH. It seemed like I was able to communicate with them but they could not communicate with me. I would call dispatch and in return when they would call me the radio would break out after about 3 to 5 words. I tried getting them on several different repeaters and the same thing was happening. Also when I would here from them they were very faint. I had to turn the radio volume all the way up just to barely here them. All other communication between resources that were arriving to the fire were loud and clear using the same repeaters. I believe the issue is on the dispatch side of things concerning their radios. Thankfully we were able to stop the blaze in one shift. If we would have had to deal with extended attack we would have some serious issues with safety and last resort would have had to disengage all resources. |