Here is an updated map of the Twitchell Canyon fire. When I was just starting to fight fires we had great base maps that you could see the contour lines and read all the drainages, peaks and points of interest onto which we penciled the estimated fire perimeter...today with all our great technology we have maps with the precise location of the fire perimeter but the only way you can tell where it's located is by using a GPS unit. That's not totally true but the team in charge of this fire could use a better base and then you wouldn't have to see my crayon writing identifying the streams and peaks. Guess I'm just too old to learn new tricks but it is possible to have it both ways---just takes a little effort---which is apparently too much to ask. I guess this is my blog and if I choose to use it to bitch about something that really makes me mad then I get to do that---so there ya go.
Proof positive that the squeeky wheel gets the grease.
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