Around the Kluskus Fire (56k Modem Suicide)

[Drache]

*Figured I'd post the entire set of pictures I took while working*

I was hired as a Wildlife monitor and security for the Kluskus Fire. Here are some random pictures I took while out there. Sorry for the crappy quality, still learning my new Nikon camera.

Life still goes on around the fires


Even when you think a fire is out, it can start right back up


Devastation


Look close and you can see smoke from a fire on the hills behind


Where there is smoke there can be fire


Our gas station while out there


53km Valley. Take note of this valley for future pictures


There were spot fires that kept appearing. The main fire was over 50km away but sparks still managed to keep lighting small fires everywhere


There Forestry service wasn't too concerned until open flames were spotted so these were smoking like this for days


I had to drive that road through here at least twice a day to and from my shift


Same Valley where a spot fire flamed up


Looking left of the spot fires in the Valley


Such a beautiful spot


The lodge at Fishpot Lake Resort where we were living while working


The view from the front porch of my cabin


Such a beautiful spot


Looking towards the playground


Fishpot Lake


More of the lake


My cabin


More cabins. I have pictures of the interior of my cabin if anyone is interested


A deer I spotted from about 400 yards off


Notice the ear?


I had actually snuck up to 100 yards and could have easily gotten closer but my coworker decided she would start yelling at the deer "so it would look at you and you could get better pictures". Instead it took off bouncing


A helicopter waiting to pick up the supervisors


The second fire I spotted and called in


Wasn't too much wind so it wasn't growing too fast


Snap crackle pop


Picking up a little


Called it in again and advised they get a helicopter with a bucket


I was told to ignore it and they would put it out the next day. By that time it had tripled in size but they got it out


Another fire I spotted. 10 minutes earlier I drove past and it was just smoke. When I came back small flames caught my eye


A minute later you can now see flames just peaking out of the top


Another minute goes by


I called this one in and was once again told to ignore it


The flames are now about 20 feet tall


The fire was about 30 feet or so from the road where I was standing


At 30 feet high the heat from the flames was intense


I think I should be going now


One more picture first


Remember the valley at 53km from before?


Called it in again and strongly advised they send a helicopter....


Immediately!


A supervisor drives up and makes like she found the fire and called in for a helicopter which shows up immediately


I missed getting a picture of them hitting the fire with the first bucket so here is the steam


There was a lake about 1000 yards away so two helicopters were flying back and forth tag teaming the blaze


The truck was a friend of mine who was out there working. He owns the Mcleese Lake pub. He is directing the helicopters


Bombs away


The steam was so thick I was wonder how the pilots could see


Working quickly! Would have been easier if they had listened to my at the start :p


A second fire started while working on the first so they put that one out too


Anyone need a shower?


Goodnight sweet flames


One bucket was enough


Looked over after the helicopters were gone and spotted this guy


Grabbing something to eat


Then back onto his perch to watch the show


Then I looked up and spotted this girl right across the road


She was just minding her own business


Watching the show


Tree planters years ago made these lean toos to sleep in


Sunet


This truck only had 4000km when it went over a 50 foot embankment


The owners just left it there and ICBC bought them a new truck. Been sitting there ever since


Spotted this guy running down the road


I called out to see if he would stop


I think he heard me

[Drache]

Skinny and scraggly


Just a squirrel at my cabin


I got bored one morning and decided I would try to photograph a dragon fly


They wouldn't land so I had to take pictures of them in flight


Not as easy as it sounds


Then I went to try for a Hummingbird


I swear the dragonflies were easier to photograph


Quack


Guess it was something I said


Aw come back


Fine go away I don't want to take pictures of you anyways


Hawks above


What are you looking at?


Majestic


Some horses that belonged to a local outfitter


Wild horses


A curious little colt


The Alpha male. He made sure to keep a really close eye on me


The Colts mother


The Baezaeko River


Another beautiful spot


Trying to be artistic


More hawks


Finally it landed


Im not artistic I'm a hipster


Fire got bad enough again they called in water bombers the day I was leaving


#7 and #9 planes


Definitely a hipster

[dual fours]

Great pictures, Thanks.

[tan top]

good pictures , thanks for posting , ,looks a nice lake /river  , for fishing  

[Mopar Nut]

Wow, beautiful scenery, awesome pictures.

[Charger-Bodie]

wow.

[Mytur Binsdirti]

If that's your crappy quality pictures, I'd love to see the good ones. 

[polywideblock]

great pics         always good to see pics  of another country  that aren't the usual tourist drivel