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Environment & Energy

hatrack

(59,587 posts) Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:07 AM Jul 2022

Convection From Yosemite Fire Enough That Tree Branches Fall From The Sky Onto Firefighting Planes

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Convection From Yosemite Fire Enough That Tree Branches Fall From The Sky Onto Firefighting Planes (Original Post) hatrack Jul 2022 OP

That's intense. 2naSalit Jul 2022 #1

A tragic situation. CentralMass Jul 2022 #2

2naSalit

(86,650 posts)

1. That's intense.

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:25 AM

Jul 2022

I know wildland firefighters and I have heard a lot of details about being in the air and directing the operations during the fire. Going from what they have told me over the years, this shit is unreal kind of scary.

CentralMass

(15,265 posts)

2. A tragic situation.

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Tue Jul 12, 2022, 08:25 AM

Jul 2022

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