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spread out to put out these hot spots by smothering
them in mineral soil before they fully ignited. We had
to be careful not to accidentally spread embers and
would feel the ground to make sure it was cool before
moving on. Meanwhile, we had a hose and a helicopter
doing bucket drops on the burning slash pile. Much
to our surprise when we came back in the morning,
the fire hadn't spread much from when we left it the
previous evening.
The smoke from the fire died down considerably
after that day, and then the bugs came out. The
mosquitos and black flies were thick. I don't think I'll
Clockwise from top left: An aerial view of Fire 360 after it was
mostly extinguished; Moss smoldering in the forest. The whole black
edge had to be sprayed with water to put out embers blurbing in the
thick moss layer. Often times handrails were used to help peel the
moss apart so the ester could penetrate deeper into the ground;
Using water and hand tools to put out hot spots on a hill next to a
river (photo credit Nathan Blanchard); Quickly spraying the flaming
front of the fire with water. We would later go back and put out
hotspots more throughly; Lamb Lake from the one day we managed
Fire 248. High Fire activity forced us to evacuate the area.
