Can you guess how many acres in Idaho have been burned by wildfire this year?
The answer is over 1 million! It is so bad that the Idaho Governer Otter activated the National Guard.
The cost of protecting homes and farms is really beginning to escalate in Idaho and across the country.
Fire Crews have begun efforts to save property in the town of Featherville, ID where wildfires are putting the community in danger. To do this they do what is called a burn out operation where they burnoff fuel that could be consumed by the oncoming wildfire. The old saying "fight fire with fire".
This brings up an intersting point. I always thought that what was dropped from Helicopters during a wildfire operation was material meant to put the fire out. It turns out that sometimes what is dropped are balls with potassium permanganate and antifreeze. It burns quick and hot.... designed not to spread.
Catch this excerpt from the Today Show:
Found an interesting Video of an on ground burn out:
This gives you an idea of what these wildfires are like on the ground:
Damon Dickson - Boise
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