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Four major wildfires can be seen burning across Colorado in this satellite image from Saturday.(NOAA/NASA)


Colorado wildfires burn more than 130,000 acres, smoke spotted from space

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Gov. Jared Polis Announces 30-Day Ban On Open Fires Across Colorado

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Colorado wildfire update: Latest on the Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, Cameron Peak and Williams Fork fires

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How large is Cameron Peak Fire and what cities, landmarks are nearby?

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COLORADO WILDFIRES: Where is the Global Supertanker 747 plane during Colorado’s wildfire fight?
Aug 17

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Cameron Peak Fire: Map of road closures, evacuation orders
Aug 17

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Cameron Peak Fire in northern Colorado doubles overnight
Aug 16

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Four large wildfires keep firefighters in Colorado busy - Wildfire Today
Aug 15

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Colorado Archives - Wildfire Today
Aug 15

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Link to previous WS Threads:

Colorado Wildfires 2018 *Arrest*

Also for information, reference and resources, as I’ve put a lot of work into these other fire threads, and am also monitoring the current California fires:

California Wildfires 2020

California Wildfires 2019

California Wildfires 2018

California Fires 2017
 
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InciWeb the Incident Information System

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Latest updates: 4 large wildfires continue to burn across Colorado | FOX31 Denver

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Cameron Peak Fire: Why the size decreased with new mapping tool

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Colorado Cameron Peak Fire: Updates on the blaze near Poudre Canyon

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Colorado forest fire map: Track smoke, fire around Fort Collins, state

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Rocky Mountain National Park partially closes, firefighters set up defenses as Cameron Peak fire grows

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Colorado Fire Crews Ask For Cooperation As They Deal With Unique Conditions

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Investigators work to determine the cause of Colorado wildfires | 9news.com
Governor Polis said Tuesday 3 of the 4 big wildfires were likely caused by humans.

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Pine Gulch Fire grows to 87,778 acres; now third-largest wildfire in Colorado history

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Photo by: Wyoming Hotshots/Pine Gulch Fire. InciWeb.
 
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Cameron Peak fire: New evacuations after wildfire shoots smoke plume 35,000 feet into air

Cameron Peak fire in Larimer County intensifies Sunday, forces evacuations
1 day ago · On Sunday, the fire shot a smoke plume 40,000 feet into the air, according to the National ... The Larimer County Sheriff's Office also announced Colorado 14 was closed at Stove Prairie Road ...

Much Of Northern Colorado Woke Up Sunday To Ash, Debris From Cameron Peak Fire

Cameron Peak Fire is now one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history

Cameron Peak fire update: Blaze tops 59,000 acres with only 5% containment

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Thankfully, a CRAZY temperature drop is on the way:

100 Degrees To Snow: Colorado's Wild Swing Could Be One For The Record Books

FAQS: How will the snow impact Colorado's wildfires? | 9news.com

“Will this storm help firefighters?
Between 4-12 inches of snow is expected to fall on the Cameron Peak Fire on Tuesday, with the higher totals expected on the eastern and more active perimeter of the fire.

This moisture is good news, but not a season-ender, according to Paul Bruggink, the public information officer for the Cameron Peak Fire.

He said it will take a succession of storms to ultimately put out the growing blaze, not just a single event.

Bruggink said what could happen is the fire will continue to smolder underneath the snow, before melting it and once again burning – especially as temperatures get warmer this weekend.

“Everything laying on the ground is very hot,” he said. “It will be burning and smoldering underneath the snow, and when the snow melts off – and it will when we get the sun out again – and the fire underneath it will melt the snow, the soil’s going to dry out, the duff layer will dry out, and if we get wind it could pick up again and get going.”

“Either way, it will probably continue to burn for a while,” Bruggink added.
 
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“Have we ever gotten this much snow when there's also a fire that's so active?
There really isn't a precedent for this much snow falling directly on a fire that is so active. It is very common for fire managers on large wildfire incidents to list late October as a estimated date of containment in their reports.

That is in reference to when Colorado usually starts to get consistent snow in the mountains.

Incident meteorologists at the Williams Fork, Pine Gulch, and Cameron Peak fires have said in their briefings that the fires will likely not be completely out until significant snow starts to fall.

The first impact of this storm will be wind. The cold front arrives in northern Colorado Monday night after sunset. Then, 25 to 50 mph gusts will be possible with the passage of that front. This will fan the flames and likely cause some fire growth before the precipitation starts.

The basic meteorology does suggest that it will have a huge impact though.

The humidity in the air alone will do that. One of the big issues with fighting wildfires in Colorado this year has been the dry nights.

Bruggink said he worked the Decker Fire near Salida last October, and that while there was a fair amount of snowfall with that incident, the flames still smoldered.

“Underneath the snow you could still see the smoke coming up,” he said.“

FAQS: How will the snow impact Colorado's wildfires? | 9news.com
 
Disastrous duo: Heatwaves and droughts: Climate change at the heart of more frequent and intense dry and hot extremes in recent decades

[The researchers also found that dry and hot weather events are intensifying, with longer periods of drought and higher temperatures. These dual "dry-hot extremes" are not only self-intensifying -- more heat causes more drought and vice versa -- but are also self-propagating, meaning they are able to move from region to region. "As increased temperatures are driving and expanding aridity, droughts and heatwaves move from one region to downwind regions," says Alizadeh.

...In recent decades, however, dry-hot disasters are driven more often by excess heat than a lack of rainfall.]
 



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COLORADO WILDFIRES: Cal-Wood Fire forces evacuations in Boulder County

Cameron Peak Fire and other wildfires are prompting evacuations in Colorado and Utah - CNN

New round of evacuations for Colorado's largest-ever fire

Colorado wildfires: Thousands flee Cameron Peak, CalWood fires

Cameron Peak fire update: Winds fuel state's largest wildfire Sunday
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...s-flee-cameron-peak-calwood-fires/3702819001/
Cameron Peak Fire grows to more than 203,000 acres | 9news.com
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...s-flee-cameron-peak-calwood-fires/3702819001/
Many homes likely lost in north-central Colorado fires
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...s-flee-cameron-peak-calwood-fires/3702819001/
Lefthand Canyon fire forces evacuations in Boulder County foothills on Sunday

Cameron Peak Fire visible from Loveland, Fort Collins



 
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Evacuees return home, Provo Canyon remains closed due to wildfire

Provo Canyon remained closed Sunday while crews continued to fight a nearby wildfire, but homeowners in the area who were evacuated Saturday were able to return home Sunday morning.

The "Range Fire" started at the mouth of Provo Canyon just after noon on Saturday.

It wasn’t originally threatening structures, but once it reached around 250 acres, evacuations were ordered for Squaw Peak Road, and as many as 15 homes at the mouth of Provo Canyon.

As of Sunday afternoon, the fire was estimated to have burned around 3,000 acres and was 10 percent contained.
 
Presidential Candidate, Joe Biden, Addresses Fires Burning In Colorado


““Jill and I are keeping Coloradans in our thoughts. We stand with families in Colorado who have had their lives upended from the damage and the need to evacuate, exacerbating the already challenging situation brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. We extend our tremendous thanks to the brave first responders throughout Larimer and Boulder County who have been working diligently on the containment of these fires,” the statement read in part.

The Bidens spoke further about climate change and the “imminent, existential threat” is poses to our way of life.“
 
Joe Biden: Cameron Peak fire is 'deadly sign' of climate change


Colorado's Cameron Peak and CalWood fires show that climate change poses an "imminent, existential threat to our way of life," Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden said in a statement Monday as the blazes continued to grow over the Front Range.

The statement was the first time a major party presidential candidate has name-checked the Cameron Peak fire, which has ballooned to more than 203,000 acres since it ignited in August and is now the largest fire in state history. The Calwood Fire in Boulder County ignited Saturday and rapidly grew to nearly 9,000 acres, triggering evacuations for thousands of Jamestown and Boulder County residents
 
Here are all the wildfires burning in Colorado right now | 9news.com

Cameron Peak Fire:

Size: 203,604 acres (318 square miles)

Containment: 62%

Date started: Aug. 13 near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake

Information: Now the largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Cameron Peak fire has survived a Labor Day snowstorm and continued to grow southeast toward the foothills west of Fort Collins and Loveland, as well as near Estes Park and into Rocky Mountain National Park.

This has led to evacuation orders for thousands of residents. Crews are working to assess structure damage.

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Calwood Fire

Size: 8,788 acres (13 square miles)

Containment: 15%

Date started: Oct. 17

Information: The CalWood Fire has burned roughly 13 square miles of land in the foothills northwest of Boulder -- the largest recorded wildfire in the county. So far, the fire has damaged 26 homes and led to the evacuation of roughly 3,000 people, including the entire town of Jamestown.

More at link
 
“After Sunday's brief reprieve thanks to cool, cloudy conditions, Cameron Peak Fire activity increased again Monday afternoon.

The fire's incident command team said that as of 1:30 p.m., firefighters were "actively engaged" and air resources were dropping water and retardant on the southern edge of the fire near Glen Haven, The Retreat and Storm Mountain.

Earlier Monday, operations section chief Paul Delmerico had said that area is "where are our firefight is" as crews work to protect as many structures as possible and prevent the fire from spreading farther south.“
https://www.coloradoan.com/story/ne...coverage-monday-what-we-know-fire/3706158001/

Cameron Peak Fire live coverage Monday: What we know about the fire
Cameron Peak Fire activity increases, firefighters 'actively engaged'
 
“LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. — The Cameron Peak Fire has been burning for more than two months, stoked by high winds and continued hot and dry conditions well into the fall.

Dozens of homes have been damaged and hundreds of people are under evacuation orders. Nevertheless, the more than 1,400 firefighters who have been dispatched to the fire keep going closer to the dangerous blaze to protect people and property.

But in some cases, as the above video from the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control shows, even they can't get close.

"This video gives a quick look into the types of wind conditions us and other firefighters on Cameron Peak experienced and have been experiencing over the duration of this fire," a caption to the video reads. "In situations such as this, there is little to nothing any human or piece of equipment can do besides watch the activity from a safe location, also known as a safety zone."


Video: CO wildfire so dangerous firefighters can't get close | 9news.com
 
Colorado is fighting its largest wildfire in history
The previous record-holding fire was contained just seven weeks ago, and new fires continue to erupt.


“Beyond the threat from the flames, these various wildfires have sent dangerous, smoky air into cities like Denver and Fort Collins, triggering air quality alerts off and on for months.

Together, the recent blazes in Colorado add up to an unusually long and severe wildfire season, and it’s not likely to let up anytime soon. “The current fire season, it’s definitely a crazy one,” said Chad Hoffman, an associate professor of fire science at Colorado State University. “We still have dry, windy conditions pushing these fires.”

Some unique weather conditions this year set the stage for Colorado’s blazes, but the threat from wildfires is growing across the state due to human development and climate change.“

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“For now, firefighters are facing high winds as they work to contain Colorado’s record-breaking blazes. And until the winds slow and the snow and rain arrive, the fires in the state are poised to continue burning — and more may yet ignite.“
 
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