There is hardly a day that passes when I do not about wildland fires on the ground with the support of aviation resources. Today is no exception. While I often think about areas in California that have seen major wildfires this time of year, in part due to the Santa Anna winds, wildfires can happen elsewhere. I recall the Chimney2 Fire that burned over 17,000 acres killing 14 people in the Great Smokey Mountains in Tennessee and Gatlinburg Tennessee, see my December 2 and December 5, 2016 articles. Today I pause and remember all those who died in that fire, those who lost homes, and the wildland firefighters on the ground supported by aviation resources.
On a personal note, I have not been the Great Smokeys in Tennessee, but I have been the Great Smokies in western North Carolina and can appreciate the rough terrain and the challenges this terrain poses to wildland firefighters.
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