Thanks AK. The fire was beautiful. It's surreal to watch one so huge, see the orange flame roll in and out of the huge collumn of smoke, feel the heat and hear that fuel sizzling. It's very rare to stand as close as I did and I would have stayed longer if the trucks weren't on the way. The moment was brief and I needed to get the F outta there because I prefer not being squished by a Striker. Oh, and I'm not talking about that last photo with my gear off. That's the safe area where those of us not a part of the response stood to watch. I mean after I lit this one off I stood at the top of the bank for a moment right next to it.