I love MSNBC's "Week in Pictures." The first picture in this past week's collection was of particular interest to me due to the subject matter. This picture is of the Butler 2 Fire on the San Bernardino National Forest. This fire burned awfully close to Big Bear Lake (on a side note...I chuckle when I see the name of that lake. It really isn't the "big" Bear Lake us Utahns refer to. We have a truly "big" Bear Lake on the Utah-Idaho border...).
This picture reminded me of the drama evident on every fire that I often forget because I map these fella after they are out.
Me, too. I'm too old to dig fire line. The trips I make are just right...after the fire is out and the logistical headache of dealing with the incidents is over.
I'm a remote sensing analyst for RedCastle Resources under contract at the U.S. Forest Service Remote Sensing Applications Center (RSAC) in Salt Lake City, UT. My primary job is to use remote sensing and GIS technologies to map the burn severity of wildfires on all U.S. Forest Service lands. This blog is an attempt to chronicle my efforts.
2 comments:
I sure wouldn't like to be around this baby when it was like the picture. I am glad you map them instead of fight them.
Dad Clark
Me, too. I'm too old to dig fire line. The trips I make are just right...after the fire is out and the logistical headache of dealing with the incidents is over.
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