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Pacific Wildfire International
 
Assigned to: Black Mountain Fire
 
O Brien Creek Canyon
 
 
August 3, 2003
 
Engine 51
Eric Helpenstell Strike Team Leader
Jake Williams Engineer
Rick Wells Firefighter

Engine 52
Captain Rich Lucius
Engineer Tim Randall
Firefighter Jason Mumford
 
Pacific Wildfire International
 

Listed are the Hot Shot Crew that saved our place, however, the structure behind them is a total loss.  
 

Picture of fire after it had been up for 75 hours with Engine 51 & Engine 52 on the hillside above our place. 

 

 Fire at night coming down O Brien Creek drainage South slope.

 

 Fire at night coming down O Brien Creek hillside South slope. 
 
Night of firestorm across from house 50 at the very end of O Brien Creek Canyon.
 
On top of ridge scouting the day of fire storm that night on Black Mountain.  
 
Structure prep hours before fire storm starts at OB House 44, our neighbors.
 

Thanks to the Crew for sharing these pictures, they are now part of our family history.