Colorado Wildfires Rage With No Relief In Sight Colorado is currently fighting multiple large fires. With dry and hot conditions, these wildfires have ample fuel and weather to expand with little to no containment. Major fires currently burning include Cameron Peak Fire, Grizzly Creek Fire, Pine Gultch Fire, and Williams Fork Fire. Each fire will be broken down below, but first, we must look at why Colorado is […] Fire Ryan Flynn | August 19, 2020 0 Comments
A Unique Look At A Wildfire | Smokejumper Dives Toward A Remote Colorado Wildfire Smokejumpers can access remote fires quickly and effectively via the sky. This video shows BLM Jump 49’s arrival on the Himes Peak Fire, CO on Wednesday, September 6th. Thankfully, this fire is now 100% contained. Fire Chris Wallner | September 14, 2017 2 Comments
7 Wildfires Are Currently Burning More Than 26,000-Acres in Colorado There are currently seven wildfires in Colorado. The fires, six of which are in the northwest of the state, are currently burning 26,137-acres. Related: Wildfire Threatening Colorado Ski County Has Tripled in Size Yesterday, in response to the Muddy Slide Fire, the forest service closed Routt National Forest. 1. The Oil Springs Fire Size: 12,707 acres Location: 20 miles south of […] Fire Firebrains | June 25, 2021 0 Comments
Wildfire Threatening Colorado Ski County Has Tripled in Size The Sylvan Fire burning in Eagle County, CO, home to Vail and Beaver Creek ski areas, has tripled in size to 1,424 acres, since starting on Sunday afternoon. Lightning is suspected as the cause. Related: Ice Lakes Area in San Juans, CO to Remain Closed All Summer Due to Safety Risks Caused by 2020 Wildfire The fire is currently twelve miles […] Fire Firebrains | June 22, 2021 3 Comments
National Forest Areas Closed in Colorado Due to Unprecedented Wildfire Threat Due to unprecedented and historic fire conditions, the USDA Forest Service’s Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests is announcing a temporary closure of all National Forest land in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder, and Larimer counties, effective at midnight last night (closure begins at 00:01 Oct. 21). This decision will be re-evaluated daily as conditions change. Related: Cameron Peak Fire is […] Fire Firebrains | October 21, 2020 0 Comments
Cameron Peak Fire is Colorado’s Largest Wildfire Ever and First to Exceed 200,000-Acres Already the largest fire in Colorado’s history, the Cameron Peak Fire just surpassed another milestone – the first fire in Colorado history to exceed 200,000-acres. Related: Wildfire Threatens Colorado Ski Resort The fire, which started burning on August 13 in Larimer County, is now 203,253 acres and 62% contained. In Garfield County, the Pine Gulch Fire, which sparked on July […] Fire Firebrains | October 19, 2020 1 Comment
Wildfire Threatens Colorado Ski Resort A wildfire in Colorado is worryingly close to Purgatory Ski Resort just weeks before their scheduled opening day. Although close to structures, nothing is under immediate threat. Related: Wildfire Air Attack: Beating Back the Flames The Needles Fire, in the San Juan National Forest, is burning the trees above lifts #1 and #2 at the ski area. The smoke of the […] Fire Firebrains | October 9, 2020 0 Comments
Photo Tour: Wildfires Continue to Ravage Colorado There are currently 4 large wildfires currently raging in the Colorado wilderness. The Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, Williams Fork, and Cameron Peak fires have been burning for almost two weeks, and have burned a collective 130,000 acres as of this article. Officials say the fires have been expedited by particularly dry conditions and excessive heat. Related: Colorado Wildfires Rage With […] Fire Clay Malott | August 19, 2020 0 Comments
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