Weston firefighters shared a video that so far has received more than 1 million views.
It was taken last June in Fishlake National Forest in Utah.
It was a fire that was deliberately set ... by the U.S. Forest Service.
After months of planning and preparation, Fishlake National Forest fire crews ignited more than 2,000 acres of Utah forest in an effort to consume living upper canopy vegetation and initiate growth of new vegetation. In June prescribed fire was designed to restore aspen ecosystems by removing conifer trees and stimulating the regrowth of aspen.
The U.S. Forest Service said researchers at the Pacific Northwest Research Station and Rocky Mountain Research Station saw the fire as a unique opportunity for study.
Prior to the fire, Forest Service research experts took measurements of the forest vegetation and fuel loads. They also set up special fire-proof equipment to record and measure the heat of the fire throughout the project. Embedded below is a video recorded during the burn.
During the fire, scientists used LiDAR, radar, aircraft and satellite imagery, weather and atmospheric measurements, and ground monitoring to study the fuel (dead materials) consumed, fire behavior and the fire’s impact on living vegetation. Scientists will continue to monitor the area to determine how vegetation recovers after fire.
“More than 40 scientists from multiple agencies participated in the effort, gathering a variety of...
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