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Windy Fire

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Sequoia National Forest 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
California 
93257 
Sequoia National Forest 
220 E. Morton Ave 
Porterville, 
California 
93257 

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Water bar
Water bar developed to help stop erosion
Water bar developed to help stop erosion
Water bar

Water bar help stop erosion and are part of fire suppression repair efforts.

Windy Fire morning briefing, 10/24/21
A group of people are scattered around a grassy area, listening to the briefing. In the background, the sky is dark with clouds, broken by red patches from the sunrise.
A group of people are scattered around a grassy area, listening to the briefing. In the background, the sky is dark with clouds, broken by red patches from the sunrise.
Windy Fire morning briefing, 10/24/21

Fire personnel gather for the 7:00 a.m. briefing for the Windy Fire.

Joey Garfield, Tule River Tribal Elder
Joey Garfield stands on a stage, backlit by the rising sun. He holds a ceremonial clapstick in his right hand.
Joey Garfield stands on a stage, backlit by the rising sun. He holds a ceremonial clapstick in his right hand.
Joey Garfield, Tule River Tribal Elder

Joey Garfield, Tule River Tribal Elder, blessed the firefighters at the day-shift briefing on 10/14/21

Tim Borden with sequoia seedlings, 10/15/21
A man is examining several knee-high sequoia seedlings in an unburned area. The background is a brushy slope.
A man is examining several knee-high sequoia seedlings in an unburned area. The background is a brushy slope.
Tim Borden with sequoia seedlings, 10/15/21

Tim Borden of Save the Redwoods League examines sequoia seedlings in an unburned area within the Windy Fire perimeter.

Package from East Lyme Middle School students
Three firefighters standing around a table enjoying letters, T-shirts, bags, mugs, and stickers sent from students In Connecticut.
Three firefighters standing around a table enjoying letters, T-shirts, bags, mugs, and stickers sent from students In Connecticut.
Package from East Lyme Middle School students

Firefighters enjoy a package from East Lyme Middle School students in Niantic, Connecticut

Gifts from East Lyme Middle School students
A table with colorful letters from students plus T-shirts, mugs, stickers and bags with the East Lyme Middle School Vikings logo.
A table with colorful letters from students plus T-shirts, mugs, stickers and bags with the East Lyme Middle School Vikings logo.
Gifts from East Lyme Middle School students

Some of the letters and gifts from East Lyme Middle School students in Niantic, Connecticut. Their teacher has close ties to the sequoias and Windy Fire area.

Gifts from East Lyme Middle School students
A man in hoodie holds a letter with a student's drawing of firefighters spraying water on fire to protect a tree. In the background, other firefighters are in groups discussing their work assignments for the day.
A man in hoodie holds a letter with a student's drawing of firefighters spraying water on fire to protect a tree. In the background, other firefighters are in groups discussing their work assignments for the day.
Gifts from East Lyme Middle School students

A firefighter shows off one of the wonderful letters from a student at East Lyme Middle School in Niantic, Connecticut.

Sequoia with firefighter
A firefighter is dwarfed by a large sequoia tree with a split in the base of the trunk. The split is at least 10 feet high and several feet across. The tree is at least 15 feet in diameter.
A firefighter is dwarfed by a large sequoia tree with a split in the base of the trunk. The split is at least 10 feet high and several feet across. The tree is at least 15 feet in diameter.
Sequoia with firefighter

Firefighter Curtis Wayka stands beneath a large sequoia on the Windy Fire

Crew sprays smoldering sequoia Windy Fire
Firefighter uses a hose to spray water high up on smoldering tree scar of a large sequoia surrounded by a bed of gray ashes
Firefighter uses a hose to spray water high up on smoldering tree scar of a large sequoia surrounded by a bed of gray ashes
Crew sprays smoldering sequoia Windy Fire

Firefighter sprays water on smoldering large sequoia NW Windy Fire

Fire crew extinguishes sequoia NW Windy Fire
One firefighter sprays water from a backpack bladder bag while another digs hot ash from the base of a large sequoia using a combi-tool
One firefighter sprays water from a backpack bladder bag while another digs hot ash from the base of a large sequoia using a combi-tool
Fire crew extinguishes sequoia NW Windy Fire

Fire crew sprays water and digs hot ash at a large sequoia NW Windy Fire

Crew extinguishing smoldering sequoia 10/3/21
One firefighter climbs into a large tree face scar to check for heat while 3 others spray water and use combi-tool to extinguish hot ash at base of large sequoia tree
One firefighter climbs into a large tree face scar to check for heat while 3 others spray water and use combi-tool to extinguish hot ash at base of large sequoia tree
Crew extinguishing smoldering sequoia 10/3/21

Firefighter checks fire scar for heat as others use water and tools to extinguish hot ash and duff at base of large sequoia NW Windy Fire

Large sequoia Windy Fire SW side
A wildland firefighter standing at the base of a large, burnt sequoia tree with arms extended.and looking up.
A wildland firefighter standing at the base of a large, burnt sequoia tree with arms extended.and looking up.
Large sequoia Windy Fire SW side

Firefighter Mark Booker looking at a sequoia tree on the southwest side of the Windy Fire 10/08/2021

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