Generally speaking, we might want to consider more training - especially for those in flight ops, but also in the club at large. When my Screemin' Green Meenie had a sputtering flight at Amesbury, then nosed in before firing the ejection charge, Guy was immediately off and running with extinguisher equipment. Everything was fine, as it turns out, but we need to make sure that's a universal response, as that's just the kind of event that can "bite us in the thrust nozzles" in the future.
I think we responded well to the Spring fire. The CAP's presence was helpful, if not instrumental. As one of the people lugging the water cans part way, once I got to the scene I had no idea how to properly use them.... but I was also so out of breath I just shoved into someone else's hands whose brain wasn't so oxygen starved. Still, I think we could all use at least a fundamental training on how the equipment works.
It's clear that, his fault or not, Rick feels a great burden from the events. Very commendable! His reflections and suggestions are clearly helpful in looking to future launches. But we all know that the fire hazard comes with the hobby and accidents can happen. This month's fire is kind of good thing for the club in that it's put us on our toes... which, short of canceling the launch, is probably the best thing we can be doing when flying in such dry conditions. And we DO come prepared. The recent fire almost certainly got as big as it was because they were (by reports I've read) more casual fliers who were unprepared for such events.