A controlled burn by a landowner near the 3000 block of Wing Shooter Trail near Huntley blew out of control Sunday evening. Wind whipped the flames up the side of the hill.
This fire twister, also known as a fire whirl or fire tornado, was captured while flames were marching up a hill between Shooters Bluff and Shadow Canyon area in Huntley during the Easter Day brush fire. It is an indication of unstable air in the atmosphere. A big watch out situation for wild land firefighters. These can cause the fire to spread fast in unpredictable directions, according to Retired Caption Robert Guenther of the Lockwood Fire Department. (Photo by Robert Guenther, retired caption of the Lockwood Fire Department)
