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.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
CAL FIRE TV Report: Oct. 18. 2010
I did go on my cross-country with Rob today. We had a great time. I had some photos that I intended to post taken from our departure airport. Unfortunately, the photos will have to wait because blogger has disabled image uploads for a couple of hours due to some scheduled maintenance. I'll post the photos when I am able, probably tomorrow. I am going to do a write-up of my cross-country flight that I will post on Friday with more pictures. So, stay tuned.
In the meantime, CAL FIRE does a weekly report on the fire situation in the State on their CAL FIRE TV youtube channel. I found this week's report interesting because they report on wind events that frequently happen this time of year in CA, e.g. Santa Anna winds. Santa Anna winds may lead to wildfires, so I have been trying to monitor the situation in California. To that end, I think that there has been some rain in southern California in the last day or so. But I suppose that things could change quickly. A few days of no rain might dry fuels out, and then the winds could kick in . . .
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