Just talked to Paula last night, who said her husband is going to eastern NC near Wilmington for two weeks to fight wildfires. This is what he does, as an employee of the state of TN Dept. of Agriculture, in a forest to the west of Chattanooga. I assume the fire in NC has exhausted all the qualified people closer to the location of the out-of-control problem, so the search for help to hold the line has to extended to TN. As the fire conginues to rage, they have to look farther and farther away to try to find areas who have the energy and resources to go devote twelve hour days to beating back the flames.
I am trying to take comfort (as I know both Paula and Chad will) in the fact that the people in NC want him to come driving the pumper truck he is qualifed for. Had to take training on use, and get a CDL. The only one in his group qualified for that, so he got 'volunteered'. Knowing he will be truck driving (though he has to get from western TN to eastern NC first), instead of out there on the fireline makes me hope, think, pray he will be somewhat safer than the guys out there with shovels and chainsaws.
Please keep him in your prayers.
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