56 Active Wildfires Burning Across the West Taking Lives, Destroying Homes, Affecting Air Quality, and Shutting Roads Unfortunately, the summer is off to a fiery start. This week alone, there are 56 active wildfires burning across California, Colorado, and the rest of the West, many in urbanized areas. The fires are taking lives, burning down homes, costing the economy billions of dollars, and affecting air quality. Scorching more than 100,000 acres, the Spring Creek Fire is already […] Fire Firebrains | July 17, 2018 2 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Firefighter Killed Fighting Yosemite, CA Fire in Rugged Terrain on Saturday “Heavy Equipment Operator Braden Varney, 36, died while fighting the Ferguson Fire on the Sierra National Forest. He was a second generation CAL FIRE employee and 10-year veteran of CAL FIRE.” – CA Governor Jerry Brown’s office on July 14th, 218 Braden Varney’s bulldozer tumbled down a steep canyon while he was attempting to hold back a fire that had already […] Fire Firebrains | July 16, 2018 77 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Destructive Wildfires in the West | Smoke From Martin Wildfire, Nevada Visible From Space NASA says smoke from a massive wildfire burning in northern Nevada is visible from space. Hot and dry conditions across much of the United States have created a perfect storm for wildfires in several states and the largest of those fires was burning over nearly 450,000 acres of land in Humboldt County, Nevada on Monday after just a few days. Officials […] Fire Firebrains | July 11, 20186 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Western United States Ablaze as 60 Fires Have Consumed Over 703,000 Acres Destroying Hundreds of Homes Nearly 60 fires have consumed more than 703,000 acres, from Alaska, where 19 large fires were reported, to California, Colorado, and Utah, where at least six wildfires continue to burn in each state, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho. The risk of new fires throughout the drought-stricken Western US remains high amid the expected use of […] Fire Firebrains | July 5, 201812 Likes 0 Tweets 1 Comment
Man Arrested In Connection To Colorado Forest Fire On Saturday, June 30th, a man was arrested in connection with the Spring Fire in southern Colorado. According to The Denver Channel, Jesper Jorgensen was taken into custody by Costilla County deputies without incident. Jesper Jorgensen, 52, is a native of Denmark and was subsequently turned over to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Jorgensen’s activity allegedly lead to the start of the wildfire. The […] Fire Greg Obernesser | July 3, 201830 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
More Evacuations Ordered as Smoke from Wildfires Adds Apocalyptic Glow to San Francisco, California Evacuations were ordered as dry, hot winds fueled a wildfire burning out of control in rural Northern California, sending a stream of smoke into the San Francisco Bay Area and adding a post-apocalyptic shade of orange to the city on Sunday, reports Mashable. Just under a year since the deadliest firestorms in state history, intense wildfire has returned to the […] Fire Firebrains | July 2, 201821 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
Wedding Blaze Destroys Historical Mary’s Lake Lodge in Estes Park, Colorado Firebrains | June 30, 201820 Likes 0 Tweets 0 Comments
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