I’ll start, this one from meadow lakes almost gave me a stroke today because I was curious where 430 was going with a tanker in tow. Our cabin is just beyond the smoke plume.
I’ve got a bunch to share
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My buddy captains that ship
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That smoke looks too black for a vegetation fire is that a house fire?
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It was a house fire.
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So just kind of an open picture thread? I’ve got a bunch laying around.
Here’s the Dixie Fire getting closer and then hitting the airport in Chester.
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I remember the fire well, Black Mountain is a view from my kitchen. Great shots of the Goose Fire @TheBrushSlasher
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Blue Cut Fire - BDF 2016
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Not much fire activity this year, but Tanker 132 was here for a month, which was nice. It’s been a while since we’ve had anything bigger than an S-2 (except for a CL-415 dropping in for a minute).
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Evacuating the mining and mineral museum in Mariposa. Moving valuable stuff from Mariposa to friant to Sacramento.
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From auberry road looking up river 2pm, The radio traffic about 200 people trapped at mammoth pool came through about that time.
Taken from meadow lakes.
Taken from highway 168 looking into Big creek canyon at 1am September 5th.
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Behind the scenes - what goes into making maps on a fire.
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About to run in for the first mapping run of the season for FireFlight Technologies. Mount Pleasant fire, South Australia.
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I had the musick fire on my mind for some reason this week, tried finding the photo with the trigger points labeled on it but no luck. Someone here will recognize this one. Not many trees left in that area now 
. Photo taken by Burt Statler in 2001
“Trigger Point: Tahoe Terrie says, “According to Doug Campbell’s definition, the trigger point occurs where and when the fire arrives at a point where a fire behavior change is predicted and a change in tactics is warranted. For example, the trigger point would be predicted when the fire reaches a south or southwest facing slope, after noon when the slope is warmest, and the local wind is upslope. You’d expect the fire to move upslope. Slope, time of day and wind would all be in “alignment” for the fire to take off. Fire managers should be considering whether a change in tactics is warranted at such a time.” Photo compliments of Doug Campbell.”
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