This Saturday my aunt called from up the road and said that there was smoke coming from the woods a little less than a mile behind my house and she had called the fire department. Well, having just completed my Federal Firefighter Type 2 training, I figured I'd hike up and have a look-see. I brought along a shovel and my Battle Mistress. Sure enough, a campfire had gotten out of control and was burning close to an acre of dry leaves. I used my shovel to smother the back end of the fire, and my BM to cut up several small logs that were smoldering so I could toss the burning ends into the black (burned out area). Once the fire department got there, I helped hump hose around for a few hours. The BM also saw use prying apart hollow logs to check for embers, and digging out hot spots at the base of trees. The damage I mentioned? The coating is worn smooth in one place, I found a tiny nick in the edge, and the sheath kind of smells like smoke.
