ナショナルジオグラフィックさんのインスタグラム写真 - (ナショナルジオグラフィックInstagram)「Photo by @laurakmorton / A member of the Grizzly Firefighters Crew 31 checks for hot spots by feeling the ground after the crew extinguished a fire flare-up during the Kincade Fire in Sonoma County, California, in October 2019. As fires burn across California and the West Coast of the United States, I’ve been thinking about the firefighters at work out there and the day I spent following this crew, learning about the integral part "hand crew" firefighters play in battling wildfires. One job of hand crews is to conduct mop-up operations after fires are contained, ensuring that hot spots don’t flare up and the fire is fully extinguished. They battle any re-ignitions by hand: chain-sawing brush, digging out underground flames, and pumping water into fresh ditches. They check for spots still burning underground by physically feeling the ground with their hands. For more photographs of people, places, and culture, follow me @laurakmorton.」9月18日 5時33分