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Originally Posted by paddyjoe
some serious fire-fighting, G-man. and thanks for doing it.
this pic is wild!
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Thank you---You're welcome---Obviously I, along with my colleagues are addicted to it.
That particular tree is called a "candle tree". You can see the fire front passed through the forest relatively fast---the ground is burnt, but the surrounding live trees only burnt at the bottom, and will all survive. The "candle" tree was obviously dead probably due to disease or bugs and a spark got into it and ignited all the shavings and dust. It needed to be brought down and then will shower sparks like a "roman candle" till we get water in it and extinguish it---normally with a well placed bucket drop from a helicopter which is where I come in.