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Pains Bay Fire Photo Gallery 1

The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
Incident Management Team (IMT) personnel at work.
The Pains Bay Fire
Morning briefing at the Stumpy Point Fire Department.
The Pains Bay Fire
Water pumps at work. Large areas of fire burning in organic soils mean the ground has to be saturated to completely extinguish hot spots.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
"Superfog" event at morning briefing. This combination of fog and smoke makes driving extremely hazardous.
The Pains Bay Fire
Fire personnel checking a Remote Automated Weather Station (RAWS).
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
Those working on the fireline had the opportunity to see a wide variety of wildlife...
The Pains Bay Fire
...of course, some wildlife was more popular than others.
The Pains Bay Fire
No homes were lost on the fire, but it came dangerously close in some locations.
The Pains Bay Fire
Plowing units creating a fire break; an area cleared of fire fuels designed to prevent the blaze from spreading further.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The shearing effect of this smoke column is caused by the smoke reaching a layer of warmer air beyond which it cannot rise.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
A sawyer at work. Upright dead trees, known as "snags" present one of the biggest dangers for firefighters in the woods.
The Pains Bay Fire
A Single Engine Air Tanker (SEAT) dropping water or foam on the fire.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The fire spread from the Alligator River Wildlife Refuge to the US Navy's Dare Bombing Range, an area for which the NCFS has fire control responsibility.
The Pains Bay Fire
Trees with their root systems exposed as organic soils have burned away. They are extremely hazardous to firefighters. These have been marked for removal.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
Local residents gathered for a community meeting. Such meetings are a good opportunity for the NCFS to relay information about the fire and for citizens to relay their concerns.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
A late supper on the fireline.
The Pains Bay Fire
New life appears soon after the fire has passed. This area will be lush with vegetation again in just a few years.
The Pains Bay Fire
The Pains Bay Fire
This page updated: Friday, January 13, 2017 15:33


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