A New Role for BSAR: Hasty Team Delivers Fire Pumps to Upriver Communities: L- R Eric Pavil, Sam Samuelson, Norman Japhet, James Mute & Clarence Morgan
With wildfires threatening communities from Kalskag to Stony River and state firefighting resources stretched beyond capacity, BSAR responded to the call for additional fire fighting equipment by delivering four fire pumps and hundreds of feet of hose as far as Red Devil.
The BSAR hasty team made the 560 round trip from Bethel to Red Devil in less than 24 hours. They traveled through many miles of visibility less than 1/2 mile from the heavy smoke and areas where fire was actually burning right along the Riverbank.
These dedicated men traveled throughout the day and night stopping only for a short time in Red Devil to deliver the fire fighting equipment and eat. They finally took a short rest in Napaimute on the down bound trip early Friday morning.
Great work by a great crew.
The People Upriver wish to extend a big thanks to BSAR – especially Mike Riley, Earl Samuelson, Sam Samuelson, Norman Japhet, Clarence Morgan, Eric Pavil, and James Mute.
BSAR takes a quick look at the miles and miles of burned riverbank below Crooked Creek
