New to the Flames

Growing up on the Oregon coast I was never really around wild fires because it pretty much rains all year long. I now live in central Oregon where there is fire every year and I am still getting used to the fires that pretty much occur every year. Last summer was my first summer here and it was the first time that I have had to change my plans around fires. My trip I planned was to Crater Lake and there was obviously a pretty big fire there that forced me to cancel my trip because the smoke was so bad. I am interested to learn more about wild land fires in this class because my previous knowledge is pretty much next to nothing because I grew up where the biggest disturbance is the opposite of fire, rain.

Crater Lake fire

Oregon coast rain