What do five New York City Firefighters know about fighting a wilderness fire? Not much at all. Then what are they doing working on the Cavity Lake Fire? In an effort to better serve their departments and prepare New …
After seeing the number "0" day after day in the percent contained column of the fire updates I am very happy to announce the number is now "45". The Cavity Lake Fire is 45% contained; that is great news. …
Many of you have heard of fire sales but this is a fire tour. Not just a Cavity Lake Fire Tour but a tour of the different fires that have occurred over the years at the end of the …
Last Summer when a 29-year old friend of mine suffered from a Stroke many thoughts went through my head. Why would someone so young have a stroke? What caused it? How will she recover? Then another idea went into …
Some of the best news we have heard about the Cavity Lake Fire came today. Thanks to the long, slow, rain that fell throughout yesterday the fire received anywhere from a half of an inch to an inch of …
On Saturday when they announced Seagull Lake was open again I had mixed feelings. Part of me wanted to get right out there and see it and the other part of me didn’t want to see it at all. I have …
The Cavity Lake Fire has brought some good news to the Gunflint Trail. We have had the opportunity to meet many people from all over the State who have been reporting on the happenings of the fire. Two wonderful people we …
The new overhead team is cautiously optimistic that they can keep the Cavity Lake Fire from growing. The weather forecast looks good with high humidity and a chance of rain for the next few days. With the large number …
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I noticed some dark clouds this afternoon and realized it wasn’t smoke from the fire, but rain clouds. I started to dance and lo and behold rain fell from the sky. I guess I quit dancing too soon because the …
One week ago today the Cavity Lake Fire began, no one is celebrating it’s arrival. The Type I Team is however happy and confident in their ability to keep the fire from jumping over the prescribed burn areas and into …