Buffalo Bird

Hi All,
Have you seen the fire engine named Buffalo Bird that's been driving through the ranch since yesterday. I just talked to them and they are all the way from Montana and are now assigned to Greenfield.

Their task is to drive through Greenfield Ranch and look for spotting, any fiery debris from the Jack Smith fire that might enter the ranch and start a fire. They keep radio contact with CalFire and are ready to deal with such fires on the spot.

They have a bit of a hard time orienting themselves because the map of Greenfield they were given was printed upside down.

I asked them if I may send in the news about them appearing here to KZYX and they agreed. Here it is:

This is a type six fire engine with a 425 gallon tank for water or foam with all the equipment on board to fight a fire, independent from a water tender.

The engine boss is Marian Salway from the Blackfeet Reservation in Ronan, MT. He has been fighting fires for 15 years.

With him are two firefighters.

Moses Yellowrobe is Crow and Northern Cheyenne and is part of the Crow Nation. Moses Yellowrobe is a metal sculptor.

Vincent Joseph Curley is Salish, Kootenai and Coeur de Laine from the Flathead Indian reservation 3 hours south of Glacier Park. He studies environmental science.

They have been in the area for nine days and were just assigned to us. I thanked them for their help. --Maria