In addition to the photos of the 31,000-acre Eiler Fire we posted earlier here and here, below are a few more. The fire is about 40 miles east of Redding, California. Most of it is in the mopup stage after receiving rain a couple of days ago.
Eiler Fire photos
Twice as much as I expected…….;)
My two cents for the tall stumps……..spotted owl habitat…….;)
Brilliant comment – but probably only worth 1 cent.
Agree with Robert…..
Probably saves a good to great portion of the tree
Avoids trees hanging up on each other
PROBABLY safer than falling from the ground in tight areas, if the photos can portray that….
I would also imagine the civilian arborists are just as skilled as anyone else in falling operations…..it IS all in the training
This practice preserves a nice 16 ft. log for the sawmill without damaging the most valuable part of the tree.
As an arborist, I love the combined fire and tree work.
So just currious… why are the cutting the trees from a bucket rather than the ground?
At a guess, the trees were damaged in the fire to the point of being a hazard to people or property and were too weakened to climb safely or to fall from the ground. Putting in a pull rope is a common technique to prevent property damage when the tree is cut down.