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I could not believe how large this base was, and with only two rigs stationed there, and not even a spare.
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I don't know that particular station, but many Forest Service fire stations are more properly work centers housing many non-fire related crews. Many of the USFS stations date back to the Civilian Conservation Corps days when there might have been 40+ people working out of a station. With the demise of the CCCs many years of down sizing and / or contracting out, most of these crews are gone leaving a very large foot print for a relatively small crew. If the station is on forest service land there really is no driving need to reduce the size of the grounds and often there may be historic buildings on site in various states of disrepair.
I could not believe how large this base was, and with only two rigs stationed there, and not even a spare.
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I don't know that particular station, but many Forest Service fire stations are more properly work centers housing many non-fire related crews. Many of the USFS stations date back to the Civilian Conservation Corps days when there might have been 40+ people working out of a station. With the demise of the CCCs many years of down sizing and / or contracting out, most of these crews are gone leaving a very large foot print for a relatively small crew. If the station is on forest service land there really is no driving need to reduce the size of the grounds and often there may be historic buildings on site in various states of disrepair.
Aaron Woods
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