Wildfire

New Colorado wildfire prompts evacuations of homes

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:07:16 GMT

Source: www.timesfreepress.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
EVERGREEN, Colo. — A new Wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. ...

More homes evacuated after new Colorado wildfire

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 06:00:32 GMT

Source: www.foxnews.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A new Wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made it easy for fires to start and spread. The Lime Gulch Fire in Pike National Forest was small but devouring trees about 30 miles southwest of Denver in southern Jefferson County. More than 100 people were told to leave, but no structures appeared to be threatened, Jefferson County Sheriff Ted Mink said. "The good news is, it's a very sparsely populated area as far as houses go," Mink said. He said the fire might have been sparked by lightning a day earlier, then quickly grew in high winds Wednesday. The U.S. Forest Service estimated it was burning on 500 acres. The fire zone was in steep, heavily forested mountain terrain, south of where last year's Lower North Fork Fire damaged and destroyed 23 homes and killed three people. That fire was triggered by a prescribed burn that escaped containment lines. The blaze came as up to 600 Arizona firefighters battled a Wildfire in Prescott National Forest that has scorched nearly 8 square miles and was zero percent contained. It erupted Tuesday afternoon and led to the evacuation of 460 homes. Smoke from another fire that broke out Wednesday afternoon was visible from Grand Canyon National Park. It had burned about 60 acres, and no structures were immediately threatened. A large blaze in New Mexico, meanwhile, charred southern New Mexico's Gila ...

Wildfire Growing In Arizona, Has Burned Through 7,000 Acres So Far

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:24:49 GMT

Source: www.kmvt.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Wildfire burning 5 miles east of Tusayan

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:11:08 GMT

Source: www.ktar.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Authorities say there's a new Wildfire burning in northern Arizona and smoke is visible from Grand Canyon National Park and surrounding areas. ...

Residents ordered to evacuate because of new wildfire burning in foothills southwest of Denver

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:35:20 GMT

Source: www.startribune.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
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Hundreds more allowed back home in Yosemite-area wildfire

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 03:25:53 GMT

Source: www.kcra.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Hundreds of Northern California residents were allowed to return to their homes, as crews aided by lower temperatures and higher humidity extended their lines Wednesday night around a Wildfire near a main route into Yosemite National Park, officials said. ...

New wildfire now burning in Colorado; Evacuations ordered

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:47:40 GMT

Source: www.nbc15.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
DENVER (AP) -- A new Wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. ...

Arizona wildfire burns 8 square miles in matter of hours (VIDEO)

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:59:55 GMT

Source: www.thevalleydispatch.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
See what the Wildfire scorching northern Arizona looked like just hours after it started on Tuesday. ...

Wildfire burning in Huerfano County

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:54:34 GMT

Source: www.9news.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
KUSA - The state's latest fire is burning at the base of East Peak in Huerfano County. ...

Hundreds displaced by wildfire near Prescott

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:59:16 GMT

Source: www.azfamily.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A nearly 8-square-mile Wildfire just west of Prescott moved into people's backyards but firefighters have been able to keep the scattering of homes threatened in a wilderness area from being destroyed. ...

Arizona wildfire threatens hundreds of homes, California blaze wanes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:12:10 GMT

Source: www.reuters.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
PHOENIX/LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - An Arizona Wildfire whipped up by strong winds threatened hundreds of homes on Wednesday, even as firefighters were gaining an edge on a California blaze raging near a pristine wilderness, authorities said. ...

4 tips for coping with wildfire smoke

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:31:27 GMT

Source: www.abc15.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Coping with the health effects of Wildfire smoke requires both community cooperation and some individual judgment and ingenuity, experts say. ...

Wildfire shocks 'Double Rainbow' guy

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 22:28:11 GMT

Source: www.cnn.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
IReporter Yosemitebear Vasquez captures these dramatic images of a Wildfire in Yosemite, California. ...

Colorado wildfire snuffs over 500 homes; California fire a threat

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:00:00 GMT

Source: www.nashobapublishing.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The number of homes destroyed by a Colorado Wildfire rose above 500 on Tuesday as rain dampened the flames and allowed damage assessment teams to enter charred neighborhoods, as another threatening blaze grew in California. ...

New wildfire burning in foothills west of Denver

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:49:16 GMT

Source: www.nbc11news.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A new Wildfire in the foothills west of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. ...

New Colorado wildfire prompts evacuation of homes

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:38:00 GMT

Source: www.lasvegassun.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A new Wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in much of Colorado were making it easy for new fires to start and spread. ...

New Colorado Wildfire Prompts Evacuations

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:34:41 GMT

Source: www.kolotv.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
A new Wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver is forcing the evacuation of dozens of homes. ...

Hundreds more allowed back home after wildfire near Yosemite

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:22:24 GMT

Source: abclocal.go.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Hundreds of residents have been allowed to return back home as crews make progress against a Wildfire near Yosemite. ...

B.C. wildfire personnel head to Alaska

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:57:40 GMT

Source: thenelsondaily.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
The Wildfire Management Branch is sending personnel and resources to Alaska to aid in fire suppression efforts, Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations Minister Steve Thomson announced today. "B.C.'s wildland firefighters are recognized as the world's best,” Thomson said. “We're pleased to be able to lend assistance to other jurisdictions when we are able." Castlegar Source Trail Champion The Nelson Daily read more ...

UAS demonstrates potential of unmanned aircraft for wildfire use

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 19:07:28 GMT

Source: diydrones.com --- Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Mark Engebretson Owners of Unmanned Aircraft Systems, based in Oklahoma City, were at Possum Kingdom Lake Saturday demonstrating unmanned aircraft that can be used over wildfires. Held at the Possum Kingdom East Volunteer Fire Department, representatives from the Brazos River Authority, Graham Fire Department, Palo Pinto County Sheriff’s Office and Caddo VFD attended. Greg Ward, who has extensive experience with Channel 9 in Oklahoma City with video and audio reporting from aircraft, explained some of the capabilities. “The flexibility is endless, you can configure it a number of ways,” he said. The 4.4-pound aircraft can be equipped with forward looking video with a variety of possible lenses, infrared and thermal imaging among the options. He also said there are a number of options for flying the aircraft, from line of sight, to first person with a computer monitor, much like a video game to programming it to specific coordinates. “Flight time is generally two hours,” Ward added. “We’re putting auto pilots in all of these. It can return to the GPS location where it was launched, circles and waits to land.” Jerry Stuckey, the company’s CEO, said the aircraft is made on composite Styrofoam. “If something happens, if it runs into the roof of a house it won’t hurt the house.” He added that should something happen to damage the aircraft, the package contains spare parts. They also explained that a video signal is sent to a receiver ...