I smell like
campfire, which is better than the alternative I suppose. By this time in
the week I can only imagine what aromas are floating around for those with
noses good enough to smell them. But yes, we did our burn today!
Accompanied by some staff from the MDC SE we safely controlled a fire through a
field at Friends Farm. If I had to guess the flames peaked at about 10
feet, but they didn’t last very long. Wildfire crews term grasses as 1
hour fuels to indicate that they combust easily and don't burn for very
long. With the wind’s help the waves in
the sea of flames didn’t last more than a couple of minutes. While I
admit I was distracted a couple of times, I was vigilant on my watch and didn’t
let any embers cross the fire line. I did let two bunnies get passed me,
but they weren’t on fire so it was ok.
Afterward I got
the green light to head back to St. Louis and check out the home front.
Going to call it until next week all. Until then!
Pictures were all taken by Sean Kerr.
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