Smoke Fire - storm destroys fire camp

7/23/03

These photos are from the Smoke Fire Incident Command Post at Juniper Ridge School in Termo, Calif., after a thunderstorm demolished the camp on Wednesday, July 23, 2003. The fire camp was later moved 60 miles to the Lassen County Fairgrounds, Susanville. The weather specialist on the fire management team estiimated the storm produced sustained winds of 45 miles per hour. Those at the camp when the storm passed over estimated the gusts were much higher.