The West is blanketed with angry hard to control wildfires. Here's a few photos from a recent fire assignment, and another fire close to home. CRAZY
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Tamarack fire (Markelville), USFS told a helicopter with water bucket ready to put out a single lodgepole tree to stand down. Fire took off next day, USFS says too dangerous for a Hot Shot crew but they do not mention the water bucket that was ready to dump on the single tree. They seem intent to burn our lands with no consequents for the incompetence. Let’s not log it, we will wait for Mother Nature to deal with it, she has no mercy for the weak. There is more tax payers money fighting fires vs logging and returning money to the communities. An Alpine Deputy was still furious 10 days later, he was a witness to the stand down order...Somebody had developed a 747 as a firefighter. FAA (NTSB?, Forrest service?) nixed it; but allowed a DC-10. Looks like both and several of them would be a good thing to have.
In the fires near me they have 2 DC-10’s and a 747-400 for the major fires. They retired and displayed the evergreen 747-200 that was the previous heavy payload fireplane.Somebody had developed a 747 as a firefighter. FAA (NTSB?, Forrest service?) nixed it; but allowed a DC-10. Looks like both and several of them would be a good thing to have.
Tamarack fire (Markelville), USFS told a helicopter with water bucket ready to put out a single lodgepole tree to stand down. Fire took off next day, USFS says too dangerous for a Hot Shot crew but they do not mention the water bucket that was ready to dump on the single tree. They seem intent to burn our lands with no consequents for the incompetence. Let’s not log it, we will wait for Mother Nature to deal with it, she has no mercy for the weak. There is more tax payers money fighting fires vs logging and returning money to the communities. An Alpine Deputy was still furious 10 days later, he was a witness to the stand down order...
In order to bring it back, it needs to burn.
Ever think the USFS is using the already burning fires to try and get rid of some of the problem areas? Like maybe they know it's only a matter of time, may as well let it go now before it's another year or 10 of fuel?
If you live in the forest, you need a clear cut yard, fire suppression, and a plan. There's no way around 100 years of mismanagement until it burns and it's reset.