HOT TIMES

We had a little excitement yesterday.  The temperature was 102F when a fire started about 1/2 mile west of here and a few hundred yards south in an open brush area known as Coyote Hills.  The fire spread in a strip from west to east just past the housing development south of me and it burned the better part of a mile.  We had a ring side seat and watched a veritable air force of helicopters and the "Super Scoopers" drop water.  Dozens of emergency vehicles and "lookie-loos" (sp?) used our street which is the closest E/W road from the fire that has access from both ends of the involved area.  The closest approach of the fire was perhaps 600 yards.  Here are some shots of the various aircraft involved.  No homes or lives were lost but things got pretty exciting.  I took about 150 pictures right from my front yard.

SUPER-SCOOPER DROPPING A LOAD

SUPER-SCOOPER ORBITING

SKY CRANE DROPPING A LOAD

SKY CRANE CLOSE UP AS IT WENT BY

SKY CRANE SHOWING HOW CLOSE THINGS WERE