One At A Time

I haven't posted much on the Coyote/Circle/Westmont project area so I thought I would take this chance to highlight some of the great work that has been occurring on the project. The majority of this project area includes actual work on 7 acres located on the lower section of Coyote Road x Sycamore Canyon. A majority of this project area was burned in the 2008 Tea Fire and involves the crews in removing a lot of burned and dead material.

Work is being accomplished by a CCC Type 1 hand crew out of Camarillo, CA. Not only have they been doing some great hazardous fuels reduction work, this project area has presented them a perfect opportunity to sharpen their skills on the saw and to train others so that in times of emergency they are prepared to do the job quickly and safely.

In this video they are practicing a method of falling to prevent a very dangerous out of control situation, known as a "barber chair", from occurring on this large leaning dead tree.