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re: Wildfires in Louisiana
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:08 pm to redfish99
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:08 pm to redfish99
Radar signature on that fire looks really strong also the fire between Rosepine and Fort Johnson (Fort Polk) is showing up on radar and now there’s 2 different areas around Merryville showing up
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Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:14 pm to GeauxxxTigers23
quote:Camp is about 4 miles south of 110
How close are you?
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:22 pm to LSURoss
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Wonder what this guy is doing...
He might be acting as Air Boss / Air Attack controlling the fire fighting efforts from the air.
Checkout Juan Brown (blancolirio) video on CalFire's Sandbox training, it is fascinating how coordinated fire fighting is:
CALFIRE SANDBOX TRAINING VIDEO LINK
This post was edited on 8/25/23 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:28 pm to GREENHEAD22
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Some fellas with planted pines hopefully had insurance. Let it grow back natural and pocket the money. Win win for landowners and wildlife.
Eh, there's a handful of things that are going to happen:
1) landowner does nothing, it grows up in whatever comes up (maybe good, maybe bad)
2) landowner gets federal assistance to replant trees
3) land gets converted to some other use (pasture, most likely)
#3 is not as common in that part of the world, but there were alot of areas in the Florida Parishes where people just decided to leave it open and put cows on it after all the trees had to be removed from the hurricane impacts.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:31 pm to LegendInMyMind
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LegendInMyMind
Thanks for the updates. Wife has family in that area
Posted on 8/25/23 at 12:50 pm to Splackavellie
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Just saw this on Twitter of Fire Scoopers on Toledo Bend Better stay in the boating lanes.
I’m sure that’s by the dam. Water is hella deep there.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:01 pm to redfish99
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Newest fire out front of Pirates Cove got me nervous. My camp just north of there.
Aren’t there a lot of houses and lake camps in that area? It’s been awhile, but I think a lot of locals also live very near Pirates Cove.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:02 pm to BOSCEAUX
On conf call right now with state fire Marshall’s office, stating 30,000 acres consumed so far in the Beauregard Parish Fires
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:05 pm to fightin tigers
I have always known Tiger Island hunting club to be in dry creek. Never heard of a tiger island hunting club in merryville. The hunting will be phenomenal in a couple years. Hopefully this will prompt forestry companies to control burn whatever doesn’t get burned now.
I strongly believe that had forestry companies cleaned up the woods after hurricane Laura this fire wouldn’t be near as bad. Instead they said screw the woods and left all the down trees on the ground to rot. Anybody who has walked in the woods around Beauregard parish after the hurricane can tell you the amount of down trees and tree tops is staggering
I strongly believe that had forestry companies cleaned up the woods after hurricane Laura this fire wouldn’t be near as bad. Instead they said screw the woods and left all the down trees on the ground to rot. Anybody who has walked in the woods around Beauregard parish after the hurricane can tell you the amount of down trees and tree tops is staggering
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:13 pm to weisertiger
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strongly believe that had forestry companies cleaned up the woods after hurricane Laura this fire wouldn’t be near as bad. Instead they said screw the woods and left all the down trees on the ground to rot. Anybody who has walked in the woods around Beauregard parish after the hurricane can tell you the amount of down trees and tree tops is staggering
It also appears fire lane guidelines were not enough to slow this thing down. As much as that area is logged there's no way this fire didnt jump a few fire lanes. Of. Course with the statement yesterday of embers flying 20 miles a 30 foot fire lane is nothing.
Honestly as dry as it is I'm not sure controlled burns wouldve done much either.
Its nice to apply blame but the treetops are also going off like matches.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:14 pm to GREENHEAD22
quote:Will the fire kill them?
Some fellas with planted pines hopefully had insurance. Let it grow back natural and pocket the money.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:14 pm to Prominentwon
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Last night, August 22nd, 2023, DRPD received a call from a concerned motorist of a vehicle whose occupant has just thrown some burning paper out the window on Shirley Street. Officers responded to the area and found paper that in fact had been burned, but had not caught anything else on fire. The license plate had been reported in the initial call and the investigation led to the arrest of Dionte T. Heath, 28 of DeRidder. Heath was arrested this afternoon for Criminal Mischief and Open Burning (City Ordinance) with bonds to be set. Due to the recent lack of rain and high temperatures leaving extremely dry conditions in our area, there will be a zero tolerance for anyone burning either by intent or negligence and putting others’ lives or property in danger.
People like this, in this situation, in my opinion should be shot on the spot. Or a minimum of life imprisonment.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:19 pm to weisertiger
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The hunting will be phenomenal in a couple years.
Why’s that
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:23 pm to Quatrepot
quote:A crown fire like in the few vids I’ve seen will kill pine. If not, bugs will finish off any survivors.
Will the fire kill them?
A crown fire is when the fire travels via/through the tree tops.
This post was edited on 8/25/23 at 1:26 pm
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:26 pm to White Bear
quote:Did not know that, thanks.
A crown fire like in the few vids I’ve seen will kill pine. If not, bugs will finish off any survivors.
Question though, how do they survive controlled burns? Sincere question
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:29 pm to weisertiger
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I strongly believe that had forestry companies cleaned up the woods after hurricane Laura this fire wouldn’t be near as bad. Instead they said screw the woods and left all the down trees on the ground to rot. Anybody who has walked in the woods around Beauregard parish after the hurricane can tell you the amount of down trees and tree tops is staggering
Unfortunately that timber on the ground was worth almost nothing. Mills can only take so much and much if it was twisted and low quality
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:34 pm to turnpiketiger
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Mandatory Evac of Merryville La quote: The hunting will be phenomenal in a couple years. Why’s that
Because the fire will clear the forest floor of all the hurricane debris and allow for native grasses to grow providing food and great bedding cover for deer and turkeys.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:42 pm to weisertiger
Bancroft community is under mandatory evac per Beauregard emergency management message. Fire heading towards DeQency.
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:46 pm to KemoSabe65
I think with ESE winds Dequincy should be safe from that particular fire
Posted on 8/25/23 at 1:46 pm to KemoSabe65
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Bancroft community is under mandatory evac per Beauregard emergency management message. Fire heading towards DeQency.
winds in the area are ESE, should be moving towards the Sabine River, but there's a bunch of homes and camps in there
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