BC Forest fires

[abrussell]

British Columbia is experiencing a record number of fires this summer. Officials are saying that some may burn until winter.
Bruce

[OBIO]

I hadn't heard that BC was burning. Seems as though the entire western coast of this continent is aflame.

As bad as the situation is, I couldn't help but see a lot of beauty in those pictures. Not because of the destruction and potential lives lost, but because those pictures are very well composed, very vibrant.

OBIO

[AckAck]

At least a couple of those have been posted elsewhere with notations that they are controlled burns to prevent wildfires, rather than being wildfires. (At least one is in this thread - http://www.sim-outhouse.com/sohforums/showthread.php?t=22184).

They are very good pictures, whether they are controlled burns or not.

Brian

[Daveroo]

the one with the helicopter,,its caption says its a control burn during a wildfire..so it would be a backburn..one of the most effective ways to fight a large wildfire...you move ahead of the active fire line and start a new fire ,called a backburn..and torch it...then there is no fuel for the fire to burn when it gets there..the backburn of course is done in a very controled enviroment,air attack,engines,handcrews,,all involved