The terrible beauty of fires in California: 20 photos that can not be forgotten

The causes of fires can be either man-made, when the culprits are people, or natural - with the participation of some natural phenomena. Still, most of the forest fires are arranged by people, and the share of natural fires is only about 8 percent. The American state of California suffers from terrible forest fires every summer, so powerful that people began to come up with their names. For example, in 2015, the "Silent Fire" was raging here, and in 2013 it was necessary to extinguish the "Royal Fire".

California photographer David McNew has always been fascinated by the stunning spectacle of forest fires. For 10 years, he has been filming these terrible beauties on camera. We admire the most spectacular and the best of them.

A fire helicopter seems very tiny - the scale of the fire immediately becomes clear

The road leading between the burning hills

One-on-one fireman with a giant flame

Wood burnt inside

Every year, these people have to deal with the terrible elements and risk their lives

Impenetrable wall of fire flame

Forest fire spread to a residential building in the California city of Santa Barbara

Like in real hell

Surviving Deer Runs Through California's Gray Burned Forest

Firefighter monitors the spread of fire

Like a garland of trees surrounded by flames

California resident shoots landscapes on fire

California after the fire

Firefighters have one pretty tricky way to put out a fire. It is called controlled arson. Its essence is to set fire to a fire that would burn all combustible materials in its path. This is carried out, approximately, in the same way as in the photo:

There were some forest fires in California this year: the picture was taken on July 23

Wood burned by fire

Firefighter puts out a burning forest

The height of the fire is astounding

Flaming Joshua Trees

This green substance that a helicopter sprays onto a slope burned out by a fire is a tree mulch. It creates an anti-erosion layer that improves grass germination

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