Forest fires

clementine · 23rd August 2007, 07:35 AM

Ol?, G'day,

The family and me drove inland yesterday to check out the reservoir at "Castelo de Bode" close to "Abrantes" in central Portugal.
We stopped on the dam and noticed a lot of smoke to the east of us. We also spotted aircraft flying over to dump water on the fire.
We continued further on to a place called "Aldeia do Mato" where we could swim and discovered that the planes were filling up there and flying right over us.
There were two aircraft, one jet plane and the twin prop that I captured on my little JVC..Please excuse the quality.

Damn it, I can't put it up cos it's 70Mb and I don't know how to reduce it.

Any way to do it?

mdvaden · 23rd August 2007, 10:59 AM

Do you use windows movie maker?

It should be with Windows. Anyway, load it into there and save the movie file after you have it ready, as more like a 320 pixel size - maybe around 340 kbps

You can really crunch the file size that way.

Eric Frei · 23rd August 2007, 09:03 PM

Load it up to youtube, they can take 100mb or 10mins.

Then when it's running live just drop the link in here, easy.

clementine · 24th August 2007, 10:04 AM

Ol?,

G'day

Thanks for the help you guys,

I put it on "youtube" cos it was the easiest but still took a bluddy hour and a half to upload. Hope this is it:

YouTube - Airborne Firefighters of Portugal

These guys were on a 7 minute turn around all the time we were there, I have more footage but it uses a lot of space.

At the last count they had 281 firemen and 87 vehicles plus the aircraft working on the fire.
They said an area 60km in diameter had burned.

Another bad one is on the go in the "Sintra" area at the moment with 400 firemen on it.

Lee Winger · 28th August 2007, 03:15 AM

changing the subject is their much or a tree care industry in Portugal?

clementine · 29th August 2007, 01:52 AM

I heard that the golf courses here employ arborists to take care of their trees. More for the wealthy over here I think.

OsAGe85 · 29th August 2007, 03:54 AM

I sow some photos from space and the fires over there are insane. We are having the some problem over here in the states. But the fires over there are the worst ones in 150+ years, there saying.

clementine · 29th August 2007, 05:42 AM

Here are more details of the fire last week
The Raw Story | Forest fire destroys 1,500 hectares in Portugal

Apparently Portugal has asked the EU for help and several countrys have donated firefighting aircraft. They have also requested help with more advanced training.

In our area a lot of the firefighting force is made up of volunteers that have to rush from work or home whenever the alarm goes out.

OsAGe85 · 29th August 2007, 10:34 PM

Yeah I believe we were going to send some C130's overthere but we have most of our firefighting equipment in use right now.

Juno · 31st August 2007, 12:54 AM

There are a lot of fires at the moment. The dutch airforce is sending 3 cougar helicopters
to Athene. I will see if I can get some pictures if they fly over I,m near the base so.

mdvaden · 3rd September 2007, 03:26 PM

We have had a fairly mellow season for fires in our region, which is a dryer forest region in Oregon.

No smoke blowing over the valley this year.

Just a few 20 acre things.

23rd August 2007, 07:35 AM	#1
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 507	Forest fires Ol?, G'day, The family and me drove inland yesterday to check out the reservoir at "Castelo de Bode" close to "Abrantes" in central Portugal. We stopped on the dam and noticed a lot of smoke to the east of us. We also spotted aircraft flying over to dump water on the fire. We continued further on to a place called "Aldeia do Mato" where we could swim and discovered that the planes were filling up there and flying right over us. There were two aircraft, one jet plane and the twin prop that I captured on my little JVC..Please excuse the quality. Damn it, I can't put it up cos it's 70Mb and I don't know how to reduce it. Any way to do it? __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken!

23rd August 2007, 09:03 PM	#3
Eric Frei Admin - Owner Palm & Tree Services in Brisbane Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Brisbane Posts: 12,993	Load it up to youtube, they can take 100mb or 10mins. Then when it's running live just drop the link in here, easy. __________________ Protect your rights to work - Join Australian Tree Association My businesses:- Qualified Brisbane Palm and Tree Lopping \| Stump Grinding Brisbane \| Brisbane - Gold Coast Consulting Arborist

28th August 2007, 03:15 AM	#5
Lee Winger Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Suffolk UK Posts: 146	changing the subject is their much or a tree care industry in Portugal? __________________ www.arboraeration.co.uk Tree healthcare specialists covering the UK

29th August 2007, 01:52 AM	#6
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 507	I heard that the golf courses here employ arborists to take care of their trees. More for the wealthy over here I think. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken!

29th August 2007, 03:54 AM	#7
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 59	I sow some photos from space and the fires over there are insane. We are having the some problem over here in the states. But the fires over there are the worst ones in 150+ years, there saying. __________________ Gotta love the smell 2 stroke and wood chips. Be smart, be safe.

23rd August 2007, 10:59 AM	#2
mdvaden Former Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 396	Do you use windows movie maker? It should be with Windows. Anyway, load it into there and save the movie file after you have it ready, as more like a 320 pixel size - maybe around 340 kbps You can really crunch the file size that way.

29th August 2007, 05:42 AM	#8
clementine Over mature heritage tree Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Shropshire, UK Posts: 507	Here are more details of the fire last week The Raw Story \| Forest fire destroys 1,500 hectares in Portugal Apparently Portugal has asked the EU for help and several countrys have donated firefighting aircraft. They have also requested help with more advanced training. In our area a lot of the firefighting force is made up of volunteers that have to rush from work or home whenever the alarm goes out. __________________ Meddle not in the affairs of dragons - for you are crunchy and taste of chicken!

29th August 2007, 10:34 PM	#9
OsAGe85 Semi-mature vigorous tree Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Littlerock Arkansas US Posts: 59	Yeah I believe we were going to send some C130's overthere but we have most of our firefighting equipment in use right now. __________________ Gotta love the smell 2 stroke and wood chips. Be smart, be safe.

31st August 2007, 12:54 AM	#10
Juno Sappling Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 28	There are a lot of fires at the moment. The dutch airforce is sending 3 cougar helicopters to Athene. I will see if I can get some pictures if they fly over I,m near the base so.

3rd September 2007, 03:26 PM	#11
mdvaden Former Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oregon Posts: 396	Re: Forest fires We have had a fairly mellow season for fires in our region, which is a dryer forest region in Oregon. No smoke blowing over the valley this year. Just a few 20 acre things.

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