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Trying to make sense of the California fire. When I look at the after photos a lot of the trees seem to still have their canopy of green leaves. Was this a ground fire through underbrush and dead growth?
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A good friend of mine is, and spent nearly 25 years in wildland fire management. He's pretty much done it all and seen quite a bit.
I'll ask him to look at your questions."The first gun that was fired at Fort Sumter sounded the death-knell of slavery. They who fired it were the greatest practical abolitionists this nation has produced." ~BG D. Ullman -
I ask because their "post fire" pics look like my "pre fire" yard after spending years clearing brush and dead growth. I live about 300 yards from the National Forest which btw is a tangled overgrown mess.Comment
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In a forest most of the fuel is on the ground. Snags, blowdowns, duff, etc. Conifers also shed their lower limbs as the stand matures and less sunlight reaches the bottom. Crown fires can be spectacular but most of the fuel is within 6' of mother earth.Last edited by togor; 11-19-2018, 06:19.Comment
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Yes. I went to a 'good neighbor' permit to clear NF on the other side of my fence. It would allow me to cut down trees but I would have to leave them. I declined.Comment
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my lot is one lot away (about 100 ft) from a State Forest,
we are not allowed to do anything but walk thru the State Forest,
the few fires we have had in the area were either lightning, or human error types, and put out quickly
but then again, there is lots of water around here, and not much in the way of wind (compared to out west)Comment
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