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Taken almost 10 years ago with our point & shoot, before I discovered photography. We were there to camp and hike, and happened to be there when they were doing a prescribed burn. The current, tragic wildfire in Yosemite brought this image to mind.
"The best way to prevent a wild fire is with prescribed fire."
"Back Burning" or Controlled Burning in the Northern suburbs of Perth, Western Australia.
Good if you need a cough and a wheeze...
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Fire canonBuilt and operated by Dave King of Controlled Burn in Reno and is associated with the Shiva Vista Project, the fire performance stage surounded by propane cannons @ 7:00 and 600 feet out from Esplanade on open playa.
That is a keroseen shot. It is 5 gallons of keroseen presurized with nitrogen @ 300 psi and fired with an electric solonoid valve mounted to a 1 inch pipe and reduced to 3/8 inch @ the tip. The thing will shoot 5 gallons in 4 seconds and has reached almost 100 feet in height.
It can shoot a variaty of fuels including gasoline, deisel, kero, alcohol, etc... Look for more of these things @ Burningman 2008. Will also be useing colored flames next year and can get green, blue, purple, red, yellow and basic orange.
Photo taken at the Burning Man 2007 festival (Black Rock Desert, Nevada).
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Since I first moved to Winfield I've become obsessed with the cottonwood tree that towers over the other trees around it, and sits directly across the field from the back of my apartment.
I've photographed my so-called Tree-Across-the-Field crowned with bright yellow leaves and covered with frost. I've shot it surrounded by flash after flash of lightning, and watching over field after field of grazing deer.
I think tonight's photo is the most unique, however. As the sun set, the area filled with smoke from another controlled field burn, this one the closest yet, directly behind my tree. Once the light finally started to fade from the western sky, another light started to make itself known -- the glow of blazing fire behind my favorite tree.
The fire has died down now. It never crossed the dirt road that separated the burning fields from my own back yard (and it probably had almost no chance of doing so given the wind and the dedication and vigilance of those that engage in these controlled range burns). Even so, the photograph I've captured is forever, and will crown my Tree-Across-the-Field collection...at least until I catch a tornado back there.
Queimada sazonal realizada na União das Freguesias de Chorense e Monte, em Terras do Bouro, observada durante a caminhada no trilho "Moinhos de Santa Isabel". Estas práticas, quando controladas, são utilizadas tradicionalmente para a renovação do solo e gestão da vegetação, contribuindo para a prevenção de incêndios florestais descontrolados e para a manutenção do ecossistema local.
The burnbot is a piece of machinery specifically designed to use in prescribed burn situations. It contains a fire chamber below which quickly burns a strip of grass, then extinguishes it. It's useful for establishing a perimeter for a controlled burn. Firefighters monitor the burn in case of any flare ups of the fire. The burnbot is still in the testing phase and was demonstrated at a recent training event for people to learn about prescribed burns. I was an observer at the event.
An interesting point is that once the grass burns it cools down quickly and can be walked on, becoming one of the safer places to stand. As an observer I am behind an entirely different firebreak which was cleared by a bulldozer.
Belle Glade, FL
Nikon F100
50mm Nikkor f/1.4
Ilford FP4+
Rodinal (1:25) 9 mins
It seems counterintuitive to watch a farmer set their crops ablaze, but these controlled sugar cane burns ignite the leaves around the stalks which burn off like newspaper and make the crop more efficient to harvest. During harvesting season, when we're out and about, we'll see multiple smoke plumes as we drive through the area. It's a controlled process and they flame out and disperse surprisingly quickly considering the size of the smoke plume. Sometimes you get a hint of burnt caramel on the beeze.
The practice is controversial though and is at the heart of a class action lawsuit at the moment. Local neighborhoods are claiming the smoke, soot and ash causes asthma, difficulty breathing and other illnesses.
Sugarcane can actually be harvested green but it's less efficient. It will be interesting to see if harvesting practices change in the future.
the state park near us does periodic controlled burns of hundreds of acres of pine barrens. This is done during dry periods to prevent uncontrollable wildfires which can occur with a lightning strike. I guess I understand the need for this destruction in an effort to prevent larger destruction. Still, many animals lose their homes when the burns take place and the sky gets filled with smog for a few days.
Occasionally these fires have gotten out of control with unexpected shifts in the winds and spread to threaten nearby neighborhoods. Though it might look like the grasses are on fire, the bright part is the sun setting through the smoggy area. The actual fires are about 15 miles away.
for ODC - pollution
Nikon D7000 ~ Nikkor 50mm 1.8G ~ Exposure 1/1000 ~ Aperture f/2.5 ~ ISO Speed 100
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Amazing opportunity to witness and photograph this controlled burn at the Harrison Benwell Conservation Park.
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This was a no brainer for me....a tree (as you know me), fire, smoke and the human element grabbed my attention for a few shots here.
The heavy rains in many areas earlier this year resulted in an immense build-up of fuel. Controlled burning has commenced in July as common fuel hazard reduction program employed to minimise the fire risks.
Each year Councils, in conjunction with the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QFRS), undertake mechanical or fire-based fuel reduction in key areas to address bushfire risk. This year the QLD government has embarked on its biggest ever fire prevention program...it could be a hot and long summer coming up and we haven't forgotten Victoria's devastating Black Saturday bushfires in February 09 which cost 173 lives and destroyed thousands of properties.
Reduction burns are undertaken to protect nearby properties and structures, by burning ground fuels such as leaf litter and grass. These types of fires are generally 'cool' - they are done in the right type of weather so that the fire burns slowly with small flames to avoid damage to sensitive vegetation.
Burning is done at a time when it is calculated that fires will have the most benefit and do the least amount of damage to the ecosystem
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Still checking out the pictures I took earlier this week. It's amazing to me that these professional fire fighters that work for BC Forest service just walk into the grass with essentially a custom gas can and can control a wildfire as easily as they do. They make it look effortless. As they walk along it looks like the fire just follows them through the grass.
last day off for a while, enjoyed walking for miles, 5 hours worth, passed by several burnt area (controlled burning), the horses are still tucking into the gorse turned to charcoal, I like the way this gentle beauty stood out
Cal Fire performed a controlled burn yesterday on the slopes of Middle Peak near Lake Cuyamaca. The purpose of the burn was to prepare the area for the planting/transplanting of 20,000 Coulter and Jeffery Pines.
Viewed from the summit of Stonewall Peak.
Good news!!!!! A fire crew arrived on scene, ready to move
to their next patch. Fire and firemen, what else could I ask for!!
Morton Arboretum Lisle IL