Fire crews come from everywhere
Castle Rock Fire draws nationwide cast of firefighters
Thank-you notes are a common sight in the Wood River Valley as the Castle Rock Fire reaches 100 percent containment Tuesday morning. Fire crews came to fight the fire from around the nation, and even from Mexico and Puerto Rico. Photo by Willy Cook
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Fire crews came from as far away as Puerto Rico and North Carolina to fight the Castle Rock Fire, which threatened Ketchum and surrounding areas for two-and-a-half weeks until it was declared contained at 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4.
Wildland fire crews, engine and water tender crews that fought the 48,520-acre fire came from the cities listed below. The list was prepared Aug. 31.
Fire Crews
1 Flagstaff, Ariz.
2 Globe, Ariz.
3 Overgaard, Ariz.
4 Prescott, Ariz.
5 San Carlos, Ariz.
6 White River, Ariz.
7 Young, Ariz.
8 Bakersfield, Calif.
9 Big Bear, Calif.
10 Camptonville, Calif.
11 Corona, Calif.
12 Gasquet, Calif.
13 Kings Canyon NP, Calif.
14 Mad River, Calif.
15 Oak Grove, Calif.
16 Santa Barbara, Calif.
17 Susanville, Calif.
18 Estes Park, Colo.
19 Towaoc, Colo.
20 Atlanta, Ga.
21 Boise, Idaho
22 Idaho City, Idaho
23 Twin Falls, Idaho
24 Hutchinson, Kansas
25 Owyhee, Nev.
26 Albuquerque, New Mexico
27 Silver City, New Mexico
28 Pinedale, New York
29 Franklin, No. Carolina
30 Aurora, Ore.
31 Eugene, Ore.
32 Glide, Ore.
33 Jefferson, Ore.
34 Lakeview, Ore.
35 Merill, Ore.
36 Mt. Angel, Ore.
37 Nyssa, Ore.
38 Redmond, Ore.
39 Salem, Ore.
40 Salmon, Ore.
41 Vale, Ore.
42 San Juan, Puerto Rico
43 Bristol, Tenn.
44 Cedar City, Utah
45 Draper, Utah
46 Salt Lake City, Utah
47 St. George, Utah
48 Augusta Springs, Va.
49 Cleelum, Wash.
50 Mattawa, Wash.
51 Moses Lake, Wash.
52 Vancouver, Wash.
Engines
1 Corona, Ariz.
2 Lakeside, Ariz.
3 Roosevelt, Ariz.
4 Sunsites, Ariz.
5 Tuscon, Ariz.
6 Auburn, Calif.
7 Bridgeport, Calif.
8 Fresno, Calif.
9 Kernville, Calif.
10 Los Banos, Calif.
11 Pointe Reyes, Calif.
12 Red Bluff, Calif.
13 Susanville, Calif.
14 Thousand Oaks, Calif.
15 Boulder, Colo.
16 Canyon City, Colo.
17 Colorado City, Colo.
18 Denver, Colo.
19 Fort Collins, Colo.
20 Blackfoot, Idaho
21 Bliss, Idaho
22 Boise, Idaho
23 Burley, Idaho
24 Carey, Idaho
25 Chubbuck, Idaho
26 Emmett, Idaho
27 Fairfield, Idaho
28 Filer, Idaho
29 Gooding, Idaho
30 Griffin Butte, Idaho
31 Hailey, Idaho
32 Heyburn, Idaho
33 Idaho Falls, Idaho
34 Jerome, Idaho
35 Ketchum, Idaho
36 Kimberly, Idaho
37 Kuna, Idaho
38 Middleton, Idaho
39 Minidoka, Idaho
40 Northside, Idaho
41 Paul, Idaho
42 Pocatello, Idaho
43 Preston, Idaho
44 Richfield, Idaho
45 Rock Creek, Idaho
46 Rupert, Idaho
47 Shelley, Idaho
48 Shoshone, Idaho
49 South Custer, Idaho
50 Stanley, Idaho
51 Star, Idaho
52 Sun Valley, Idaho
53 Weiser, Idaho
54 Wendell, Idaho
55 Tower, Minn.
56 Battle Mountain, Nev.
57 Carson City, Nev.
58 Ely, Nev.
59 Reno, Nev.
60 So. Lake Tahoe, Nev.
61 Topaz, Nev.
62 Winnemucca, Nev.
63 Carlsbad, New Mexico
64 Santa Fe, New Mexico
65 Bend, Ore.
66 Burns, Ore.
67 Chiloquin, Ore.
68 Glide, Ore.
69 John Day, Ore.
70 Joseph, Ore.
71 La Grande, Ore.
72 Lakeside, Ore.
73 McKinzie Bridge, Ore.
74 Oak Ridge, Ore.
75 Parkdale, Ore.
76 Salem, Ore.
77 Summerville, Ore.
78 Sutherlin, Ore.
79 Keystone, So. Dakota
80 McIntosh, So. Dakota
81 Rapid City, So. Dakota
82 Fritch, Texas
83 Moab, Utah
84 Ogden, Utah
85 Roy, Utah
86 Naches, Wash.
87 North Bend, Wash.
88 Quilcene, Wash.
Water Tenders
1 Portola, Calif.
2 Bliss, Idaho
3 Caldwell, Idaho
4 Emmett, Idaho
5 Hagerman, Idaho
6 Hailey, Idaho
7 Idaho City, Idaho
8 Jerome Idaho
9 Ketchum, Idaho
10 Meridian, Idaho
11 Mud Lake, Idaho
12 Paul, Idaho
13 Salmon, Idaho
14 Sun Valley, Idaho
15 Twin Falls, Idaho
16 Elko, Nev.
17 Adrian, Ore.
18 Moab, Utah
19 Vernal, Utah
