• After witnessing the continued decrease of involvement in the SpotterNetwork staff in serving SN members with troubleshooting issues recently, I have unilaterally decided to terminate the relationship between SpotterNetwork's support and Stormtrack. I have witnessed multiple users unable to receive support weeks after initiating help threads on the forum. I find this lack of response from SpotterNetwork officials disappointing and a failure to hold up their end of the agreement that was made years ago, before I took over management of this site. In my opinion, having Stormtrack users sit and wait for so long to receive help on SpotterNetwork issues on the Stormtrack forums reflects poorly not only on SpotterNetwork, but on Stormtrack and (by association) me as well. Since the issue has not been satisfactorily addressed, I no longer wish for the Stormtrack forum to be associated with SpotterNetwork.

    I apologize to those who continue to have issues with the service and continue to see their issues left unaddressed. Please understand that the connection between ST and SN was put in place long before I had any say over it. But now that I am the "captain of this ship," it is within my right (nay, duty) to make adjustments as I see necessary. Ending this relationship is such an adjustment.

    For those who continue to need help, I recommend navigating a web browswer to SpotterNetwork's About page, and seeking the individuals listed on that page for all further inquiries about SpotterNetwork.

    From this moment forward, the SpotterNetwork sub-forum has been hidden/deleted and there will be no assurance that any SpotterNetwork issues brought up in any of Stormtrack's other sub-forums will be addressed. Do not rely on Stormtrack for help with SpotterNetwork issues.

    Sincerely, Jeff D.

9/15/2006 Fire Weather Report: ON

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Better late posting this than never.

I flew up to Thunder Bay, Ontario which is north of Lake Superior to chase the wildfires that were expected to blow up due to hot, dry weather and persistent strong winds. I was NOT dissapointed.

I spent three days there, documenting the fire fighters, water bombers and the high point - a controlled burn. It was one of the most spectacular things I'd ever seen.

I was in a helicopter with the side doors removed, flying just above the treetops while filming a second helicopter that was outfitted with a drip torch that drops globs of flaming, gelled aviation fuel (basically napalm).

Behind the chopper was a 200 foot high wall of flames. The heat was so strong that my camera got warm to the touch, even inside the helicopter. It felt like a scene from Apocalypse Now. Incredible.
More pictures can be found at:
www.stormchaser.ca

-George Kourounis
Toronto

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