Gorse Fires.

homer simpson

As i'm sure most know gorse fires are cropping up all over the north / northwest, the largest one so far being in Donegal. I really wasn't aware of the scale of it until went up that way today, it's over a massive area quite scary in fact. Everyone was chipping in doing their best to stem the spread of the flames, it really is quite a site, like a disaster movie! Anyways some pics, anyone have any other feel free to add them...


1. losing battle...


2. Helicopter helping out



3. Contrast between burnt and not burnt

homer simpson

4. Heat from the flames


5. Picking up water


7. Small section of fire




Sorry for the slight image overkill with the 6 images but thought i'd share, full set click here

magicbastarder

is that gorse or dune grass burning?

homer simpson

magicbastarder wrote: »

is that gorse or dune grass burning?

they are calling it a Gorse Fire on the radio an RTE ect. but pretty much anything that gets in the way here gets incinerated regardless of what it is, when i was leaving there was a large forest ablaze!

Eirebear

homer_simpson wrote: »

they are calling it a Gorse Fire on the radio an RTE ect. but pretty much anything that gets in the way here gets incinerated regardless of what it is, when i was leaving there was a large forest ablaze!

Some of the pics appearing on Facebook from Dungloe are pretty terrifying to see. Pretty much on the edge of town at this stage, my folks are telling me there is a lot of damage done.

homer simpson

Eirebear wrote: »

Some of the pics appearing on Facebook from Dungloe are pretty terrifying to see. Pretty much on the edge of town at this stage, my folks are telling me there is a lot of damage done.

I was told that the damage was mainly to bogland and forestry, one fella i was talking to said the only property damage done in Dungloe was a mans shed, but i think a few houses elsewhere in the county were gutted, thankfully no injuries reported yet.

P.S. You got a PM;)

Cakes.

I can see the Cooley mountains on fire from my window, It looks pretty scary. Would make great photos If you had a decent zoom lens.

gerk86

it's pouring with rain in Cork now. Hope it's the same up there

BFassassin

There was fires here in north Monaghan too last night.






A video just to show the scale of it. Have seen small pockets of fire on this mountains but never as big as this.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/21030370@N02/5678858737/



P.s. didnt have my tripod so they didnt turn out great.

akaspike

Took these yesterday driving to Glenveagh National Park.

sNarah

Homer - your first chopper one looks very Nam!

Anyway - dreadful pictures, I believe most of the fires were arson too... Hearing reports from the BF about farmers who are royally screwed, first the big freeze, now this, and because of the freeze the fires apparently have the opportunity to blaze even more than what they usually would.

magicbastarder

without dragging the thread too much OT, i'm reliably informed that it's often the farmers themselves who burn the gorse.