in this random rambling thread we post random pictures

[Cynthia12]

That scary looking.

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Yep, probably seen one on every fire I have ever fought. They appear in a flash an are usually gone before you can yell "hey look"

 

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[NickyKnack]

How can somthing so dangerous be so pretty? Love the video with the fans. Best bonfire ever!

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Here are some good ones. As common as they are, its hard to get pictures. Most dont last long enough an the ones that do are so big you are to busy running.

 

[NickyKnack]

Wow!

 

[Cold Canadian]

Reb, you ever run into this?

A "fire tornado" this past weekend in Missouri. A "fire tornado" is caused by intense heat from a fire combining with gusty winds to form eddies. These eddies can tighten up and eventually spin to form a "tornado". Photo by Janae Copelin in Chillicothe, MO.

We had a man get sucked into one here a few years back , a HUGE area of flax bales ( they were storing massive amounts of bales for making into fibre board ) was deliberately set on fire and the man for what ever reason got to close and from what the news said he got pulled in ? that or it caught him with the sudden movements ? but regardless he perished ........persons who set fire were charged as if they were adults ..........second degree I believe was there sentence .Seen it on smaller fires , happens real quickly

 

[rebelcowboysnb]

Fire is very dangerous an the science you need to know to fight it safely is very complicated. An even as an expert, there is a point that it is to dangerous to fight an its time to fall back on "the thumb rule." Lots of people die every year by misjudging the danger.

 

[Gargoyle]