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.

Friday, August 12, 2022

Weather update from IMET on Calf Canyon Fire (Aug 10th): learning opportunity

I learned about the video where you will see IMET Blaine Breitreter currently assigned to the Calf Canyon Fire (341,735 acres burned at 98% containment) in the Santa Fe National Forest in New Mexico. Mr Breireter is giving a weather update for August 10th on meteorological conditions that the firefighters would be facing that day. He also does a little teaching in this video which is why I am sharing this video with you. Thanks Mr. Brietreter for the video and for an opportunity to learn more about what IMETs do on wildfires. Thanks for your service and stay safe.

IMETs save lives!