Random Ramblings: Aerial Wildland Firefighting

I have blogged about aerial wildland firefighting since 2009. I am not a firefighter and am not a pilot, just an interested bystander who wants to learn more and share what I learn here. Join me here as I blog on the aircraft and the pilots who fight wildland fires from the air in support of crews on the ground. I also blog on concerns affecting fire crews on the ground as well as other aviation and meteorology issues. Learn what it takes to do jobs that are staffed by the best of the best.

Monday, March 22, 2010

Paramount fire in NJ contained

The Paramount fire that I wrote about yesterday that burned 540 acres has been contained. I suspect that the rain that we are currently having here in NJ will finish the job. Here are two youtube videos from sectionB10 of the NJ Forest Fire Service showing images from the Paramount Fire. In the first video, shot from the east flank of the fire, you will see a back-fire that is "eating its way towards the main fire." Click on the video to see the information box supplied with the video for more information.