Dick Lord / Radiolab staff credits (mixed) - Unknown
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Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
Okay, my name is Dick Lord, and I, at the time of the Mack Lake fire, I was part of the ignition crew for the prescribed burn.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
I could see the Forest Service starting to do a burn.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
And I thought, this is not a good time.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
And I said, we'll probably be getting called out here shortly.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
Basically, we did not realize that the weather was going to change as rapidly as it did.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
There were flames, probably 100 to 150 feet in the air.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
Hitting the tops of the trees, rolling.
Radiolab
Weighing Good Intentions
I knew at the rate it was traveling that it was going to be a major catastrophe.