Burn days = long days
Rick lights the test fire with a bundle of wormwood
The green (left), and the black (right)
The Klamath hillsides are no joke!
...and neither is the smoke!
One of the CFMC's usual goals is to top-kill beaked hazel, so its stems will regrow straight — perfect for basketry
Blistered hazel stems — a sign that the heat was just right
Driptorch POV — the Firing crew's job is to light it up
The Holding crew's job is to keep the fire contained, and knock it down when it starts to climb
The beauty of an evening burn
Drones are giving the CFMC better fire monitoring, and (as of 2025) new capacity for remote ignitions
Freshly burned territory, awaiting Mech ney-kem kue po-o (putting water on the hot stuff)
