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Title: Fire
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on July 17, 2006, 07:14:57 AM
This weekend I was moving to Pine Valley, CA.  Beautiful little mountain town.  Anyway, as I'm nearing the exit on the highway, I see a small fire burning up a hill.  Pine Valley is on the other side of this hill.  Seems a pickup went over the side and ignited.  So my first day was spent at my buddy's diner, watching a fire burn down the hill towards the town.  Crappy camera phone pictures below.




Between the ground crews, and the air attack, they knocked it down within a few hours.  If not for the fast response of the crews, the town would've been lost.  I have to say, those pilots who fly the bombers must have huge brass balls.  I couldn't believe how low they were flying.  Right over the top of my head, between trees.
Title: Fire
Post by: Tallpine on July 17, 2006, 08:01:35 AM
We have huge fires about 30-60 miles to the SE of where I live.  Lots more acreage on fire than in CA, but it is sparsely populated.  

Our little valley was full of smoke this morning. If the wind shifts, the fire could be right here in a half a day... Sad

http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/17/news/state/25-hardin_g.txt
Title: Fire
Post by: Tallpine on July 17, 2006, 03:39:32 PM
new fire this afternoon about 15 miles east of our house Sad

it's blowing up right now and looks like an atom bomb cloud, creating its own cumulo-nimbus above it
Title: Fire
Post by: RadioFreeSeaLab on July 17, 2006, 03:44:07 PM
Be careful.
Title: Fire
Post by: Tallpine on July 18, 2006, 12:24:25 AM
http://www.billingsgazette.net/articles/2006/07/18/news/state/25-majerus_g.txt

some good pictures there of heavy air tankers and helicopters