Had a fire at the property I'm working on today. ended up with over a dozen engine crews, 2 hotshot crews 2 or 3 SEAT planes and a helicopter doing bucket drops. the fire started right along the road, not sure of the cause yet but it could have been a careless cigarette or maybe someone set it intentionally.
here's a couple pics

within the first 30 mins or so of the blaze starting
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initial attack crews
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getting a little bigger
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spreading up a steep ridge
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staging area for water
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Beware of any old man in a profession where one usually dies young.

Calm seas don't make sailors.