Eastern York County FFC MopShots

06/01/2026

New predictions😳

05/31/2026

Today concluded the Pa Wildland Academy. We have opened several task books and completed some too! We had members in overhead in the Saftey Branch as a MED Unit Leader trainee, several members opened or finished FAL3 task books, a member opened an FFT1/ICT5 book. We had another member successfully complete the Basic Program bringing our number to 6 that are qualified for out of state assignments. 2 other members participated in OJT and overhead for the basic program. In addition to those we had members taking recurrence training in Driv and UTV saftey. Another member had begun the aviation route with the completion of the S270 class. It makes for a long week but the networking acrossed the state support crews is invaluable. Had a great week with old friends and got to meet some new ones. Special thanks to the Division of Forest Fire Protection for the cadre and the guys from Logistics that were on the ball with a mind boggling amount of moving parts acrossed multiple sites.

05/28/2026

Drink Water

🚨 RMC-SB-26‑001: Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland Firefighters 🚨

The Risk Management Committee (RMC) has released Safety Bulletin 26‑001: Rhabdomyolysis in Wildland Firefighters, to highlight recent findings on rhabdomyolysis (rhabdo) in the wildland fire community. From 2016 to 2025, 88 cases were reported. Reviews of data from eSafety, SMIS, and the Wildland Fire Lessons Learned Center (LLC) show that rhabdo often appears this time of year, especially during Work Capacity Tests. Contributing factors include weather, hydration, nutrition, and medication or supplement use.

RMC issued this bulletin to raise awareness and share information and resources to help reduce future cases of rhabdo across the wildland fire community.

Full Safety Bulletin: https://fs-prod-nwcg.s3.us-gov-west-1.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/2026-05/rmc-sb-26-001.pdf?VersionId=x6C4MP_7emFc.6W5jlCya7um75f6RzlG

05/27/2026

Crew members are supporting the Med Unit, and taking classes including Saws, Firing Ops, Aviation Ops, UTV, as well as supporting and participating in the Basic program over the weekend for new members of the out of state program

05/22/2026

05/22/2026

🔥 LIFE IN A FIRE CAMP — THE REAL STORY 🔥

Behind every major wildfire is a hidden city… the fire camp. Built fast, run hard, and designed to support hundreds to thousands of firefighters on the line.

This is where the real grind happens.

🚨 Early Mornings
Wake-ups hit around 0330–0400. Breakfast isn’t about comfort—it’s about fuel to get through the day.

🚨 Long Operational Periods
Crews are pushing 14–16 hour shifts, and longer when conditions demand it.

🚨 Chow Lines & Logistics
Massive mobile kitchens keep crews fed. Long lines, tight schedules.
Everything—food, fuel, tools, supplies—runs through logistics. No room for failure.

🚨 Sleeping Conditions
• Small tents
• Cots in base camps
• Sometimes just the ground or a rig
Sleep is short, and never enough.

🚨 Exhaustion Is Constant
“Bone-deep tired” isn’t a phrase—it’s reality. Physical and mental fatigue stack up day after day.

🚨 Not Glamorous
Dust. Smoke. Noise. Generators running all night. Lights on 24/7.
It’s gritty, loud, and uncomfortable.

🔥 BUT HERE’S THE TRUTH
Fire camp is the backbone of wildfire operations.
Without it, large-scale fire suppression doesn’t happen. Period.

Respect the grind. Respect the people behind the scenes making it all work.

🔥

05/20/2026

Less than 18 months after wildfires tore through Los Angeles neighborhoods and killed at least 29 people, AccuWeather is projecting another punishing fire

05/10/2026

Happy Mother’s Day

05/06/2026

Yesterday afternoon crewmembers responded to Chanceford Twp to assist the local VFDs with a woods fire in steep terrain. Warden 71 assisted the IC with operations. Crewmembers assisted with suppression and mopup. Keystone Wildland crew out of station 90 in Lancaster Co assisted with hazard tree felling and line construction and mopup. The fire was contained at 2.5 acres in steep rocky terrain. A total of 16 Wildland firefighters responded between the 3 crews, and were able to give the initial crews some rehab time while tactics were adjusted and hazard tree felling was accomplished. All crews worked well together for a successful outcome. Fire was started with a debris burn that got out of control.