Volunteer firefighter ready to travel the country and fight wildfires
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Jorge Santos stands in front of North Bannock Fire Department Engine No. 21 during an equipment check on March 3, 2021. Santos has been a member of the volunteer fire crew since 2019 and will be joining the U.S. Forest Service as a seasonal firefighter this summer. | Kalama Hines, EastIdahoNews.com
CHUBBUCK When Jorge Santos got the call that the North Bannock Fire Department would be joining other local crews at the Chinese Peak Fire on July 19, 2020, it meant a little extra for him.
Santos and his family lived in the area. So not only was he battling a blaze that would eventually scorch more than 1,500 acres, he was doing so while casting a shadow near his own home.
Local filmmaker premiering 2 self-made movies next month
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Travis Williams on the set of “Please Shoot,” one of two short films which premieres in Blackfoot March 30. | Courtesy Travis Williams
POCATELLO Travis Williams could hardly believe his eyes when he saw the aftermath of the Chinese Peak Fire east of Pocatello last summer.
The fire started on private land July 19, 2020, and the blaze quickly grew to encompass 137 acres. It was early August and Williams, who lives nearby, decided to venture out and get a look at the damage.
“I was surprised at how different the landscape looked,” Williams tells EastIdahoNews.com. “The cedar trees and the ground were just black. If you didn’t look over the hill and see the lights of Pocatello, you would’ve thought you were in a different world.”
BLM applies wood straw mulch to 128 acres in Pocatello
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Bureau of Land Management applies mulch over 128 acres in Pocatello, ID
POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - The damage from a big summer wildfire near Pocatello is getting covered up.
The Bureau of Land Management is conducting helicopter operations and mulch application treatments around Chinese Peak for about two weeks. The Pocatello Field Office awarded a contract to Columbia Basin Helicopters to apply wood straw mulch to about 128 acres of land that was burned by the 1,546-acre Chinese Peak Fire on July 19, 2020.
The project will rehabilitate and stabilize the land to prevent further resource damage. The base of operations is located at the old drive-in theater location off South 5th Avenue.
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