Tanker 134 at Medford, Oregon July 27, 2019. Photo by Tim Crippin. B134 was also dispatched to the fire at Adaminaby. While they were in route, the PIC of B137 called to inform them of the actual conditions, and that B137 would not be returning to Adaminaby. ...
— NWS Medford (@NWSMedford)July 7, 2021 A fire tornado is a swirl of smoke and fire that can only exist under extreme dry conditions, just like the situation the Pacific Northwest faces,The BBCreported. When swirling winds travel through wildfires, they become heated by the f...
Fire Bosses. When equipped with amphibious floats, a wheeled SEAT becomes an 800‐gallon scooping air tanker. When near a water source, an aircraft like the Fire Boss can perform continuous scoops and drops on a fire for 3.5 hours straight – without needing to return to a base to reload ...
Preliminary plant associations of the southern Oregon Cascade Mountain Province. USDA Forest Service, Siskiyou National Forest, Medford, Ore- gon, USA. Atzet, T., and D.L. Wheeler. 1982. Historical and ecological perspectives on fire activity in the Klamath Geological Province of the Rogue River...