South mountain wild fires
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ntonkin
Loc: western Upper Peninusla of Michigan
This is an incredible shot. In my younger days working for the U.S. Forest Service, I fought forest fires down there occasionally. Could you put up a higher resolution image for download?
Nov 20, 2016 11:14:31 #
Nov 20, 2016 12:23:07 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
We've already traded out our third crew in the Party Rock area around Lake Lure. I talked with one of the guys this morning at a house fire in Whispering Pines and he was telling me about trying to get some sleep in our engine. We have Engine 243 currently in that area and it's not the most comfortable truck we own. These guys are doing a great job.
Nov 20, 2016 12:45:29 #
Ron SS
Loc: Silver Spring, MD
skylinefirepest wrote:
We've already traded out our third crew in the Party Rock area around Lake Lure. I talked with one of the guys this morning at a house fire in Whispering Pines and he was telling me about trying to get some sleep in our engine. We have Engine 243 currently in that area and it's not the most comfortable truck we own. These guys are doing a great job.
About seven years ago we (US Navy Technology Center for Safety & Survivability) put in a proposal to DHS for modeling and large scale testing of better approaches to combating large wind blown fires. The proposal was based on our research and actual experience combating fires. It was very well received and vetted, but DHS is not the funding entity. They could not get interest for sponsorship. More firefighters, basic equipment, radios and other communication systems for better situational awareness, and more shovels, all needed, had higher claim on funding. I understand, but more of the same will not address the continuing and worsening threats.
The smoke eaters and jumpers are great, deserving tremendous praise and thanks, but same old, same old with increasing fire load and chaotic weather requires smarter approaches.
Stop allowing building in obvious danger zones, especially with poor fire defensive landscaping and flammable construction materials.
Why do we allow someone's desire for a scenic home location to endanger our responders?
Nov 20, 2016 14:38:22 #
skylinefirepest
Loc: Southern Pines, N.C.
You're absolutely correct. Simple measures that would make a world of difference to the scope of the fire. When we built twenty some odd years ago we were going to build underground. That didn't work out but we now live in a log home with a full basement. These are full width logs so it would take a really strong fire to get them to ignite. But we also keep the pinestraw away from the foundation and have a buffer zone of clear area. So much can be done with just a little forethought.
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Nov 20, 2016 19:47:29 #
Wow! Really beautiful, Shady! So sad to see these wild fires. :( But isn't the moon just gorgeous?? Love it!
Nov 20, 2016 20:03:40 #
Nov 20, 2016 21:10:29 #
Great image and PP. Nice shot of the moon, along with the destruction of the wildfire.
Nov 21, 2016 12:06:30 #
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