Windy Fire and the impacts on giant sequoia trees, by Mike McMillan

The Windy Fire in 2021 burned more than 97,000 acres in the Sequoia National Forest and the Tule River Reservation in California. It killed numerous giant sequoia trees which can live for up to 3,000 years. Mike McMillan of SpotFireImages.com shot this video as the fire was burning.

[@Studio23Media]

This was one of my favorite places I visited in California. So sad to see those big trees burn. Some of those trees are a thousand years old or more. 😔

[@susheela108]

Thanks Mike, D was on the KNP complex, love the great photos. Marty

[@lyons11siren]

1500 year old majestic trees! Thanks for the report, Mike.

[@sulev111]

considering how old they are, they must have survived 100s of wildfires.

[@MONTANACHILLIN]

I was there, my area was ponderosa lodge area

[@MONTANACHILLIN]

@@ImWorldly oh yeah I remember you lol

[@AngryNotSoOldHippy]

Wonderful video, however the audio is very low.

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Pine/11 never forget.

[@kiradelong9698]

Man I wanted to get into wildfire fighting