Saw a #firewhirl for the first time last night. This sucker was shooting flames 100 ft in the air before it passed right in front of the line, all while dropping hot dirt and ash on our helmets. #boise #sodafire #extremefirebehavior #megafire #wildlandfirefighting

A video posted by Craig Fluer (@craigfluer) on Aug 14, 2015 at 6:53pm PDT

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Previously we have written about “firenadoes“, which are fire whirls on steriods, and are much larger than this.

The Soda Fire on the Oregon/Idaho border southwest of Boise, has burned 283,000 acres.