what's burning?

[bushwacker]

Driving out odf AC on the WHP I noticed a large plume off to the north in the direction of New Gretna, or perhaps beyond. What's burning?

 

[46er]

Probably Div B prescribed burning.

'Tis the season....

Yep, that's what it is;

http://www.app.com/article/20100319/NEWS/100319090/Smoke-in-Warren-Grove-from-controlled-burns

 

[PancoastDrifter]

It was just south of Bombing Range Road behind the shotgun range. I don't know how in 'control' it was. I shot some VIDEO and took some PICTURES.

 

[Teegate]

That is a great video! I am assuming the video was making the blades seem like they were moving slow, because it seems like it should have crashed. That is a good way to fish


Guy

 

[46er]

I don't know how in 'control' it was.

Rumor has it that the big fire that moved thru Barnegat years back began as a controlled burn attempt. Lots of damge done with that one.

 

[GermanG]

The plains always burn nasty, whether it’s a prescribed burn or a wildfire. As long as the prescribed burn stays within its boundaries, it’s all good. The low, slow burns you see done elsewhere reduce fuel and help with wildfire prevention but do little to mimic the wildfires that most fire-adapted pine barrens species need. Some like it hot.

 

[bobpbx]

Some like it hot.

I am firmly in that camp.

 

[PancoastDrifter]

They had this out well before sunset, so all good.

 

[pinelandpaddler]

Awesome, Pancoast!

It was just south of Bombing Range Road behind the shotgun range. I don't know how in 'control' it was. I shot some VIDEO and took some PICTURES.

 

[Boyd]

Cool pictures. Must have been quite a fire if you could see the smoke from AC. I live in the middle of the woods, so I understand the need to protect property, but repeated controlled burns make for some ugly and unnatural looking forests IMO. I suppose it may be a necessary evil.

With all the rain we've had and the standing water, it's hard to imagine that a fire could have started without a lot of help. Helicopters and fire fighters aren't cheap. I wonder how much was spent putting that fire out?

 

[MarkBNJ]

Phenomenal video, man! What luck. Really enjoyed the segment of them filling up. Imagine the dead weight of that load of water. Now imagine it sloshing around. /hats-off.

Guy, the blades on the chopper do seem slow because of the video. I don't know how many frames per second the Nikon is shooting, but I think an average light copter rotates at around 400 RPM or so.

 

[rjb]

Barengat fire today off West Bay Ave

http://www.app.com/article/20100320...=bd1L7N1eM55s1K7PVOw7TfYh2DRidPybD8gF7Z/SjaA=

 

[Mts83]

The Press (Atlantic City) had an article on the Barnegat Twp fire as well:

http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/article_db2513fa-3463-11df-9f3a-001cc4c03286.html

 

[PancoastDrifter]

Cropped and posted another pic... !

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[Teegate]

“With all the snow and rain last weekend, the ground is wet. Areas that are normally high-ground got soggy, so I’m having a hard time moving equipment through the woods,” Plante said.

With all that rain it is amazing to see the woods burning.


Guy

 

[Ben Ruset]

I could smell the smoke (and almost taste it, too) all the way up in Brick last night.

 

[46er]

I could smell the smoke (and almost taste it, too) all the way up in Brick last night.

The one in Barnegat is up to 250 acres and has changed direction to the NW. There is also one around Beachwood/Toms River but don't have any specifics, just a lot of sirens this morning.

 

[PancoastDrifter]

I put together a 'B' roll of other shots of the fire in another VIDEO.

The one word I think of for the last scene is CONFLAGRATION.

Another pic...

 

[swizzol]

Great Photos!

Nice photos!

I saw the plume from the Apple Pie Hill Tower, but just thought it was a controled burn.

 

[Teegate]

I put together a 'B' roll of other shots of the fire in another VIDEO.

Governors Pond sure is a busy place during fires. I bet the people from the bombing range are happy they did not start it.

Thanks!

Guy