Red-colored fire retardant helps hold the line on the Harvey Fire in Stevens County, several miles south of Gifford. This photo, taken by the pilot of a Canada-based airtanker assisting the DNR aerial and ground response Wednesday, shows how we quickly attack wildfires while they are still small. Effective retardant drops can avoid the need to dig fire lines, especially on steep slopes or other hard-to-reach areas. The blaze is still burning on DNR-protected land but remains under 30 acres in size.
So, no, we didn’t mess up the title of Johnny Cash’s 1963 hit “Ring of Fire” in our headline.
