Challenging Two Weeks - Team Transition Tomorrow

SEELEY LAKE - More than 250 people filled Mission Bible Fellowship on Day 44 of the Rice Ridge Fire. The Rice Ridge Fire had again taken the number one seat on the national priority list as of Sunday, Sept. 3.

"At the first meeting I told you I was going to have a bunch of containment out there and I lied to you," said Incident Commander John Thompson. "It has been a challenging two weeks for us."

Tomorrow the fire transitions to Greg Poncin's Type 1 Incident Management Team. They will also be in command of the Liberty Fire.

Meeting Highlights:

• The Type 1, versus a Type 2 team, comes with mo...