Photos of the wildfires in Chile – Wildfire Today

Photos of the wildfires in Chile

Bill Gabbert
February 3, 2017

Above: This appears to be a fuel tender on the Matanzas Fire. Either that, or a fuel truck repurposed as a fire engine.

We took these photos on February 2, on a fire south of Matanzas, Chile that had burned about 19,000 hectares (46,950 acres).

Matanzas Fire Chile — A typical burned area on the Matanzas fire.

Matanzas Fire Chile Eucalyptus — Many eucalyptus plantations were severely damaged. Here is a link to WebMD about the uses of eucalyptus.

Matanzas Fire Chile — The military had a presence at the Incident Command Post for the Matanzas Fire.

Matanzas Fire Chile — Dr. Gabriel Iribarren (orange vest) and his medical crew on the Matanzas Fire.

Matanzas Fire Chile helicopter — A helicopter approaches the Base Heliport on the Matanzas Fire. More photos of aircraft on the fire are at FireAviation.com

Matanzas Fire Chile — A staging area on the Matanzas Fire.

Matanzas Fire Chile — A fire crew on the Matanzas Fire.

All photos are by Bill Gabbert.

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