Fire Patrol

<a href="http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/08/15/news/local/37-storm.txt" title="Billings Gazette">Storm ignites fires around city</a><br />n<br />n<blockquote>A thunderstorm that blew through Billings on Monday night toppled trees and power lines and sparked a series of lightning-caused wildfires.<br />n<br />nOne fire, near Sacrifice Cliff, blackened 40 acres where a cluster of transmitter towers sits at a site off Coburn Road, said Mark Heppler of Billings Interagency Dispatch.<br />n<br />nThe blaze, called the Four Dances fire, did not appear to damage any of the dozen towers or the structures that accompany them, Heppler said. It was being mopped up by 9:30 p.m.<br />n</blockquote><br />n<br />nThe storm cell didn't get here until 10:00 pm but there was still a lot of lightning with it. I sent a good portion of the night on fire patrol seeing if it started anything. There was a little moisture with it and I never did find any fire. I am worried about today though. When it warms up something could come to life. Damn lightning. Short couple hours of sleep. Hope nothing happens today.<br />n<br />n<strong>We say, Oh, we're tired, can we do this anymore? We can't do this one more day. And then something happens and we laugh. And you can't get rid of us. Diane Sawyer </strong>