Evaluations from previous fires

"Executed objectives effectively"
"Attitude of crew members very professional, very safety oriented."
"Very well disciplined crew, good work ethic."
"Very well organized and work well together as a team."
"Knowledge of pumps and water deliver is above par."
"Helped design and operate impressive hose lays. Saved hours if not days of mop-up."
"Effective and efficient crew."
"High quality and quantity of work accomplished each day."
"Well versed on our tactics with regard to safe work practices, helicopter use & fireline objectives & goals."
"Professional crew with excellent performance."
"Well trained, experienced, hardworking with positive attitude."
"Excellent leadership, tireless work ethic and good results."
"Safe, efficient, experienced, hardworking crew."
"Strong group of organized and knowledgeable supervisors."
"Impressed by safety monitoring on the line and safety briefing participation by crew members."
"Highly motivated, very professional."
"Met all daily objectives with very little supervision."
"Well trained, experienced, hardworking and had a positive attitude."
"Crew was given a sector of the fire to suppress and performed very well independently."
"Well supervised and well trained."
"Highly trained, very knowledgeable firefighters"
"As good or better than any Type 1, RAP or Unit Crew out there (Alberta IC)"
"Productivity well above adequate, high unit morale."
"Good use of helicopter buckets and hoselines."
"Great job of supervising fire crews and cats, conducting fire line construction, holding aerial firing operations, containment of slopovers and mop-up over approximately 12 miles of fireline."
"Excellent daily safety briefings."
"Great crew dynamics, good chain of command."
"Had all equipment required, plus extra radios, GPS and First Aid."
"Good decision making, proactive attitude toward safety."
"Fully equipped and outfitted, high regard for safety."
"Quality management and leadership."
"Jobs well done at high standards."

2009

"A pleasure to work with. All targets were met and completed in a professional manner."
"They could easily be mistaken as a Type 1 crew."
"The most organized & professional contract crew I have worked with. They are equal to & superior to many type 1 crews in their work ethic & organization. A pleasure to work with & would request again."
"Crew worked very hard and are very keen to do a better job than what was asked."
"Well organized crew, very professional leadership. The quality of their work was excellent."
"Boulder Mtn. crew continues to be a very strong contract crew. The crew is well organized and highly professional. Crew is Type 1 caliber."
"Crew is excellent value for cash. Crew is well organized and well trained. Crew is very professional and portrays a very good image to the public while on a high profile interface fire."
"High end crew. Exceeds Type 2 contract requirement. Very professional, safe and well versed in mountain strategies and tactics. Utilized crew on high priority areas of fire."
"The amount of work the Boulder Mountain crew completed exceeded the expectations of what a normal 20 person crew could do."