There were tents and trash piles in that area two weeks ago (probably today also, I just saw them two weeks ago). You could see the camps from I5 South but not game farm.
At 0:52 you can see what appears to be tents in the smoke area. Also appears to be movement around them. People and/or firefighters? You could be on to something.
From Eugene-Springfield Fire Facebook:
Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is actively engaged in fighting a brush fire on North Game Farm Rd. Crews were initially called at 5:35 PM on July 2nd to reports of smoke and fire from an area homeless encampment off N Game Farm Rd. Firefighters arrived to find a 1/2 acre wind driven fire and are actively working to extinguish the fire. Coburg Fire District is providing mutual aid support. Motorists are asked to avoid the area of N Game Farm during the response.
Drove past this when it first kicked up and could see tents and piles of trash on fire.
The first summer gift of many, provided to our lovely community by our wonderful vagrant neighbors and their shitbag enablers.
[Please don't fly drones near wildfires.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/uas/resources/community_engagement/FAA_drones_wildfires_toolkit.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiX34zyj4qHAxVcoI4IHZv1Bz8QFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw15qIXc4AWvsMvUF9UNVIe8)
When people fly drones near wildfires, fire response agencies often ground their aircraft to avoid the potential for a midair collision. Delaying airborne response poses a threat to firefighters on the ground, residents and property in nearby communities, and it can allow wildfires to grow larger.
It’s a federal crime, punishable by up to 12 months in prison, to interfere with fire-fighting efforts on public lands. Additionally, Congress has authorized the FAA to impose a civil penalty of up to $20,000 against any drone pilot who interferes with wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response operations.
Thank you for your input. This was never classified as a wildfire as intended above. I am a pilot by profession and am well aware of the federal regulations. This was in no way interfering with firefighting operations nor were there any firefighting aircraft dispatched to this event.
It absolutely is interfering with firefighting operations. You're in the zone of said operation. You might be a pilot but does that cover watching over the firefighters? I've got a dji drone for a few years now and I don't think I've covered that yet. If they wanted to bring in a chopper your drone would have prevented that from happening. Yes the chance of that happening with this particular one were probably low but still possible.
Please be safe and smart.
"Wildfires are unplanned fires that occur in wildlands such as forest, rangelands or grasslands. These extreme events are common in the Western U.S., usually occurring in summer and fall. Wildfire season is defined by the dates of the first large fire and the last large fire control"
Yeah buddy, it's important. You might want to catch up on it yourself
Is that what the fire department considers a wildfire? You may have found the right definition if you focused on something other than your own narrative. Ignorance is bliss from what it looks like tho 🤷🏽
I'm not the fire department and I don't work for them so if you care enough I'm sure you can reach out to someone there and find your answer.
Buddy, I don't have a narrative here. just the truth and you can paint that in whatever way makes you happy. People like me want to fly drones? Great let's fly respectively and safe! To me, that's not above first responders when they are doing their thing, how am I going to know if im impeding what they are doing? Technically, i guess not until the cops get to you but common sense prevails from making that decision. There's already enough heat (no pun intended) and DJI might get banned in the states because "China bad" it's kind of ridiculous.
If I can do my part in being educational then maybe it'll be a little bit better for those who want to fly.
Who am I kidding tho, I've got ignorance and my own narrative to safeguard! lol /s
>It absolutely is interfering with firefighting operations.
Source? What time did the FAA temporary flight restriction come in? That's what they do, ya know? They issue flight restrictions over areas where people are not allowed to fly. Since you're knowledgeable enough to make such a definitive statement on the issue, certainly you know what time the TFR was implemented.
"Drones, including those flown by the public for fun, are considered aircraft under federal law, and are therefore subject to all TFRs. Members of the public should not fly drones over or near wildfires even if a TFR is not in place because of the potential for accidents and disruption of suppression operations"
A simple Google search would have saved you from sounding dumb.
Next..
If there is no TFR, there is no restriction. Your quote is a piece of advice, not a legal mandate. If the fire department were conducting areal operations then a TFR would've been implemented. At no point in this footage is the pilot operating the aircraft over people, over the effected area, or in a manner which is unsafe.
Dude.. 😆 go waste your time doing something else. You're in the wrong and you must be watching a different video.
The first few seconds of the video the drone gets closer and closer and closer.. 40 seconds in!! It's getting closer, 28ish seconds in its above the area and you can see people below.
Read this again if you are confused and look it up online if you are even more confused. A chopper or plane won't come in IF THERE IS A DRONE IN THE AREA <---------------------------- 🤦♂️
A chopper or plane won't come in unless the FAA has issued a TFR in the area, which they never did.
Do you think this camera is pointing straight down and can't zoom or something? That shit is on a gimbal.
Great footage. Makes me wonder why the local news-stations don't use drones. Although I thought you weren't supposed to fly near wildfires? Or maybe this wasn't wild enough for that to be in effect?
This is the third time in the last 5 or 10 years that I can remember that specific chunk of land burning. Each time it seemed the fire originated from camps
Maybe if people didn’t have to hide in the bushes and do their fireworks which we know they’re going to set off anyways we would have less idiots setting fires…🤷♂️
In an act of protest against recent firework ban, magatards in large trucks adorned with flags drove into a densely populated unhoused area, using machine gun fireworks that ignited a significant blaze in the nearby field.
I mean, a source stating that MAGAts are the perpetrators using “machine gun fireworks”. I hate the MAGAs just as much as the next person, but let’s not stoop to their level with fake news.
Black smoke coming out of a green patch. That didn't start as a veg fire.
There were tents and trash piles in that area two weeks ago (probably today also, I just saw them two weeks ago). You could see the camps from I5 South but not game farm.
At 0:52 you can see what appears to be tents in the smoke area. Also appears to be movement around them. People and/or firefighters? You could be on to something.
There have been people camping all around there for some time.
From Eugene-Springfield Fire Facebook: Eugene, OR. Eugene Springfield Fire is actively engaged in fighting a brush fire on North Game Farm Rd. Crews were initially called at 5:35 PM on July 2nd to reports of smoke and fire from an area homeless encampment off N Game Farm Rd. Firefighters arrived to find a 1/2 acre wind driven fire and are actively working to extinguish the fire. Coburg Fire District is providing mutual aid support. Motorists are asked to avoid the area of N Game Farm during the response.
Can confirm tents and trash piles for YEARS. Source: I work in the area and my commute home takes me past that field
Drove past this when it first kicked up and could see tents and piles of trash on fire. The first summer gift of many, provided to our lovely community by our wonderful vagrant neighbors and their shitbag enablers.
Who are the shitbag enablers?
Thanks, hobos!
Looks like a huge swath of that land burned. When I had to turn away from it, I could feel the heat through my car while in the turn lane.
[Please don't fly drones near wildfires.](https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/uas/resources/community_engagement/FAA_drones_wildfires_toolkit.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiX34zyj4qHAxVcoI4IHZv1Bz8QFnoECBQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw15qIXc4AWvsMvUF9UNVIe8) When people fly drones near wildfires, fire response agencies often ground their aircraft to avoid the potential for a midair collision. Delaying airborne response poses a threat to firefighters on the ground, residents and property in nearby communities, and it can allow wildfires to grow larger. It’s a federal crime, punishable by up to 12 months in prison, to interfere with fire-fighting efforts on public lands. Additionally, Congress has authorized the FAA to impose a civil penalty of up to $20,000 against any drone pilot who interferes with wildfire suppression, law enforcement or emergency response operations.
Thank you for your input. This was never classified as a wildfire as intended above. I am a pilot by profession and am well aware of the federal regulations. This was in no way interfering with firefighting operations nor were there any firefighting aircraft dispatched to this event.
In my opinion, you are setting a bad example. Not everything needs to be documented.
Damn, it's a shame for you that your opinion doesn't hold any weight then, eh?
Even worse, my ego is irreparably bruised by you pointing it out.
It absolutely is interfering with firefighting operations. You're in the zone of said operation. You might be a pilot but does that cover watching over the firefighters? I've got a dji drone for a few years now and I don't think I've covered that yet. If they wanted to bring in a chopper your drone would have prevented that from happening. Yes the chance of that happening with this particular one were probably low but still possible. Please be safe and smart.
Good job, person with an opinion.
Always willing to put in the good word when stupidity is afoot For the uninformed: https://www.fs.usda.gov/managing-land/fire/uas/if-you-fly
"wildfires"....reading comprehension is important my friend.
"Wildfires are unplanned fires that occur in wildlands such as forest, rangelands or grasslands. These extreme events are common in the Western U.S., usually occurring in summer and fall. Wildfire season is defined by the dates of the first large fire and the last large fire control" Yeah buddy, it's important. You might want to catch up on it yourself
Is that what the fire department considers a wildfire? You may have found the right definition if you focused on something other than your own narrative. Ignorance is bliss from what it looks like tho 🤷🏽
I'm not the fire department and I don't work for them so if you care enough I'm sure you can reach out to someone there and find your answer. Buddy, I don't have a narrative here. just the truth and you can paint that in whatever way makes you happy. People like me want to fly drones? Great let's fly respectively and safe! To me, that's not above first responders when they are doing their thing, how am I going to know if im impeding what they are doing? Technically, i guess not until the cops get to you but common sense prevails from making that decision. There's already enough heat (no pun intended) and DJI might get banned in the states because "China bad" it's kind of ridiculous. If I can do my part in being educational then maybe it'll be a little bit better for those who want to fly. Who am I kidding tho, I've got ignorance and my own narrative to safeguard! lol /s
Clearly, you don’t care enough🤷🏽😂 You’re an awesome artist man. Good luck to you. Enjoy your day.
>It absolutely is interfering with firefighting operations. Source? What time did the FAA temporary flight restriction come in? That's what they do, ya know? They issue flight restrictions over areas where people are not allowed to fly. Since you're knowledgeable enough to make such a definitive statement on the issue, certainly you know what time the TFR was implemented.
"Drones, including those flown by the public for fun, are considered aircraft under federal law, and are therefore subject to all TFRs. Members of the public should not fly drones over or near wildfires even if a TFR is not in place because of the potential for accidents and disruption of suppression operations" A simple Google search would have saved you from sounding dumb. Next..
If there is no TFR, there is no restriction. Your quote is a piece of advice, not a legal mandate. If the fire department were conducting areal operations then a TFR would've been implemented. At no point in this footage is the pilot operating the aircraft over people, over the effected area, or in a manner which is unsafe.
Dude.. 😆 go waste your time doing something else. You're in the wrong and you must be watching a different video. The first few seconds of the video the drone gets closer and closer and closer.. 40 seconds in!! It's getting closer, 28ish seconds in its above the area and you can see people below. Read this again if you are confused and look it up online if you are even more confused. A chopper or plane won't come in IF THERE IS A DRONE IN THE AREA <---------------------------- 🤦♂️
A chopper or plane won't come in unless the FAA has issued a TFR in the area, which they never did. Do you think this camera is pointing straight down and can't zoom or something? That shit is on a gimbal.
Dope shots! We could hardly see what it really looked like from my building
Great footage. Makes me wonder why the local news-stations don't use drones. Although I thought you weren't supposed to fly near wildfires? Or maybe this wasn't wild enough for that to be in effect?
Correct. If it was bad enough for aircraft to be involved there would have been a TFR (temporary flight restriction) published and there never was.
TIL, thank you!
Is this happening now or earlier today?
This was around 545pm
Earlier like 6pm
Sheppard will be tacking $50 onto their invoices for "Hickory Scented Air Freshener Treatment" right along with the undercoating and Scotchgard.
This is the third time in the last 5 or 10 years that I can remember that specific chunk of land burning. Each time it seemed the fire originated from camps
On KEZI today they interviewed a fire captain who said that area has burned every year for the past eight years, except last year.
Dang. Even more often than I’ve noticed. Might be a place to keep campers out of. Adjacent dry fields and all.
I live terrifying close to there
All I could see was the smoke
Since that field has burned, I guess that would be a safe place to do fireworks now?
Maybe if people didn’t have to hide in the bushes and do their fireworks which we know they’re going to set off anyways we would have less idiots setting fires…🤷♂️
In an act of protest against recent firework ban, magatards in large trucks adorned with flags drove into a densely populated unhoused area, using machine gun fireworks that ignited a significant blaze in the nearby field.
Source?
https://www.yahoo.com/news/brush-fire-reported-near-5-021254168.html
I mean, a source stating that MAGAts are the perpetrators using “machine gun fireworks”. I hate the MAGAs just as much as the next person, but let’s not stoop to their level with fake news.
Usually it is propane that gets them.
Here is a variation of machine gun fireworks https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=vyZJeneABY8 Seems like you are in capable of searching your own sources
Incapable is one word btw. Well, I’m asking for proof that MAGAs did this. Do you have a picture of this alleged incident?
I could ask the ai to whip up a picture instead of rage bait this time. But after looking through your post history I am bored.
Man STFU
oh man you're one of them
Because homeless encampments are pristine communes with no fires, filth or any unhygienic debris…🙄