(Those) parcels are totally surrounded by private land. They're isolated and inefficient for us to manage—that's why they got added in the mix there.

The fire escaped the barrel and the conditions were such, very windy, very hot, very dry, that the fire just literally exploded and took off.

The system works because the people are qualified. They (requesting agencies) know what they're getting.

People are trained in various capacities and can be ready to go in 24 hours. The system works very well.

The Forest Service issued a 'high' avalanche warning on Tuesday. It really became hazardous conditions because we had 12 to 16 inches of new snow on top of old snow, and then we had high winds and some rain.

Our crews have responded to over 4,900 fires and we had somewhere around 100,000 acres of forest land burned in the state.