4 Days after Fire

Four days later there was still some smoke coming out of the ground where roots were still burning.  Apparently the fire started at someones camp. The fires the last few years were usually due to fireworks on the 4th of July or semi permanent camps in the dense brush.

Someones Camp

Hot enough to melt bottle

Roots still burning 4 days later

Evening of Fire

I went down to the lake in the evening to see the damage. There were a lot of crews there putting out hot spots. I was warned that one of the problems is that the trees would burn and the roots would continue to burn underground and when walking in the ashes you could fall through one of the holes.

Branch Patterns of Ash

Fire at the lake

It was very windy, 25 MPH plus, and on my way home from on my walk saw a large plume of smoke. It looked like it must be a house fire across the street from our house. When I got home I saw it was down in the brush at the lake. For the past few years there have been large brush fires near the lake but with the wind from the north it looked like this one would spread rapidly. There were no buildings there but 3/4 of a mile south there was a marina where a lot of patrol boats are kept and a large building of the water safety center.
They closed the highway and moved the fire trucks to the parking lot at the water safety center to protect it and the marina.

The Start

Moving South

Firetrucks at Water Safety Center