1. 2009

Controlled Burn - Apr 28

The Mat-Su Experimental farm works with Central Mat-Su Fire Department to undergo a controlled burn of their fields.
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Nate Bair operates the bumper turret on Engine 651, a brand new apparatus recently put into service at Central.
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Nate Bair operates the bumper turret on Engine 651, a brand new apparatus recently put into service at Central.

AlaskaCMSFDFirefightingNate Bair2009Matanuska Susitna Valley

  • Matt Fricks
  • A small whirlwind caused by a smoldering hotspot.  Often in a wildfire, such whirlwinds can turn to firewhirls, literal tornadoes of fire that can run right across a fireline.
  • Safety Officer John Darnell oversees the firing operation.
  • Matt Fricks and John Beebe, laying one of the final strips of fire for the evening.
  • Nate Bair operates the bumper turret on Engine 651, a brand new apparatus recently put into service at Central.
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