Spike out. We stayed on the hill for two nights. Long days in some tough country. The saws ran non stop till dark. The sawyers spent a fair amount of time sharpening rocked saws and the swampers grew tired from moving 12ft brush. Good early season warm up. As for fire behavior we saw little smoke and the fire was completly out after the first day. The reason they often will keep us on longer in Cali is often political. The fire "Team" that has been assigned to fight the fire can't give the fire back to the local district untill the district is confident enough that the fire is out. This can take a few days for the districts confidence to be built up. Also in Cali they like to have line completly around a fire even if it isn't moving.