Saturday, November 2, 2024

Cool Picture. Looks like the water drop might be a little late.

 


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    1. Probably mopping up hot spots.
      That's a Billings Flying Service Chinook. There was one on contract flying near me this summer.

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  2. A buddy of mine worked on water bombers. He told me that the roots may still be burning for weeks after a forest fire with the potential of re-igniting the forest. To prevent that water bombers saturate the ground after the visible fire has been extinguished.
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    1. I salvage logged a big burn back in the late '80s. On the way into the job in the interior of the fire was a big Sugar Pine with a catface that was still burning months after the fire was contained. It was spooky to see the flames flickering in the dark on the way into work.

      It was a very large fire that was back in the days when the Forest Service was serious about salvage logging. At the height of the logging there were 300 loads a day coming off of that ridge.

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    2. We used this stuff called "Wet Water" that penetrated into plants and trees. It was slimy.

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  3. Recent wildfire in People's Republic of Connecticut.

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