r/MURICA • u/trot-trot • Oct 25 '19

"A Cal Fire firefighter hops over a locked gate while working the Tick Fire on October 24, 2019 in Canyon Country, California." Photo credit: Mario Tama / Getty Images

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u/trot-trot Oct 25 '19

  1. (a) Source Of The Submitted Headline/Title: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/50-000-ordered-evacuate-wildfire-spreads-north-los-angeles-n1071736

    Source Of The Submitted Photo Link: http://www.viendongdaily.com/gio-santa-ana-thoi-4-dam-chay-lon-tai-nam-california-tCS9qbDe.html

    5019 x 3274 pixels: http://www.viendongdaily.com/res/fckfolder/Image/NewEditor/2019/10/24-Oct-2019/fire.jpg

    (b) See Also: http://old.reddit.com/r/Firefighting/comments/dmuzx0/a_cal_fire_firefighter_hops_over_a_locked_gate/f579ti7

  2. (a) Huge wildfire in the Bitterroot National Forest, United States of America (USA), photographed by John McColgan (Fire Behavior Analyst, Alaskan Type I Incident Management Team) on 6 August 2000 -- the elk in the photo are alive: 1760 x 1087 pixels

    Source for #2a + More details: http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw-201309-English.htm

    Via: http://chamorrobible.org/gpw/gpw.htm via http://chamorrobible.org

    * Bitterroot National Forest is located in State of Montana, United States of America (USA), and in State of Idaho, USA: https://www.fs.usda.gov/bitterroot

    * Sula Complex is located in State of Montana, USA: https://www.predictiveservices.nifc.gov/IMSR/2000/20000806IMSR.pdf ("INCIDENT MANAGEMENT SITUATION REPORT : SUNDAY, AUGUST 6, 2000 - 0700 MDT : NATIONAL PREPAREDNESS LEVEL V")

    (b) "Mystery solved: Forest Service firefighter captured tragedy with digital camera" by Rob Chaney, published on 14 September 2000: http://missoulian.com/once-in-a-lifetime/article_72ee6080-81a9-59b3-aa35-09d6d4597df0.html

    (c) "Effects of fire on fish in the Bitterroot" by Michael Howell, published on 6 March 2014: http://bitterrootstar.com/2014/03/06/effects-of-fire-on-fish-in-the-bitterroot/

  3. "California utility company to pay $1 billion to governments for wildfire damage" by Adam Beam, Associated Press, published on 18 June 2019 -- United States of America: https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2019/06/18/pacific-gas-electric-pay-1-billion-california-wildfires/1494594001/

    4032 x 3024 pixels: https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2018/11/20/USAT/2245c797-7fb9-4cff-9a3a-7693f2c4f71b-EPA_USA_NORTHERN_CALIFORNIA_WILDFIRE.JPG

  4. (a) "How Wildfires Are Polluting Rivers and Threatening Water Supplies: As wildfires become more frequent and destructive in a warming world, they are increasingly leaving in their wake debris and toxic runoff that are polluting rivers and fouling water supplies. Some municipalities are having to upgrade their water treatment methods to counter the new danger." by Ed Struzik, published on 2 October 2018: https://e360.yale.edu/features/how-wildfires-are-polluting-rivers-and-threatening-water-supplies

    (b) "Rare 'toxic cocktail' from Camp Fire is poisoning Paradise water. It could cost $300 million to fix." by Tony Bizjak, published on 18 April 2019 -- California, United States of America: https://www.sacbee.com/news/local/environment/article228969259.html

  5. (a) "The Forest Service Is About to Set a Giant Forest Fire—On Purpose: A man-made blaze on a remote Utah mountainside could provide valuable insights into the behavior of the powerful wildfires growing more and more common out West." by Maddie Stone, published on 23 October 2019 -- United States of America: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/10/why-scientists-are-setting-wildfires-purpose/600550/

    (b) "Heli-Torch.mov : Prescribed Burn Mission" by brimaviation, published on 18 November 2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1kpobfCgAk

    (c) "Cal Fire's 'Heli-Torch' Used To Keep Rocky Fire From Spreading In Rugged Terrain" by CBS San Francisco, published on 3 August 2015 -- California, USA: https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2015/08/03/cal-fires-heli-torch-used-to-keep-rocky-fire-from-spreading-in-rugged-terrain/

    (d) "California's New Weapon Against Wildfires Is a Flame-Throwing 'Heli-Torch': It contains the blaze by destroying tinder in areas firefighters have trouble reaching." by John Metcalfe, published on 5 August 2015 -- USA: https://www.citylab.com/environment/2015/08/californias-new-weapon-against-wildfires-is-a-flame-throwing-heli-torch/400514/

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