At its peak, the Lee and Elk fire had 1,100 to 1,200 men and women working. When a Complex Incident Management Team is assigned to a fire, they arrive as a completely self-contained unit. Tents, sanitary facilities, shower facilities, refrigerated food supply trucks, a saw sharpening shop, and a mobile mechanic shop.
A catering company is contracted to feed this army of wildland firefighters. The caterer brings in several semi-trailers which prepares food each day…