Colorado Wildfires 2020

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“Lt. Mitch Rowley with CSFD said, “We are not getting the moisture that we are normally seeing this time of year so our fire season though seemingly would be ending right now, it’s not even close.”“

Fires in Boulder County destroy homes and force evacuations - KRDO

 

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East Troublesome Fire in Grand County grows to 12,665 acres by Monday morning

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United Way Of Larimer County Activates Cameron Peak Fire Response Fund

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Calwood Fire: Crews aiming to keep blaze south of Colo. 7, maintain perimeter on southern edge

“He said the team went through most of the properties inside the burn area, but wasn’t able to get to the “heel” on the west side because it’s “such an active portion of the fire.” The team focused only on homes, not outbuildings or vehicles, he said.”

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Wyoming firefighters staff Loveland fire station, give crew break | 9news.com

“LOVELAND, Colo. — Firefighters around the state have been tirelessly fighting wildfires for months now with hardly any breaks – and new fires are still emerging.

So, firefighters in Wyoming answered their call for help.“

 

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Thoughts with everyone there, and hoping for a change in the conditions to come fast so that the wonderful firefighters can get the upper hand!

 

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Colorado wildfires: National Forest land closed in 5 counties | 9news.com

“COLORADO, USA — All National Forest land in five Colorado counties will be closed effective at midnight on Oct. 21 due to "unprecedented and historic" fire conditions, the Forest Service announced.“

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“There's also now a limited capacity for response due to multiple wildfires in our state and other states. Persistent fire-danger weather conditions are also expected with no immediate relief in the forecast.

“The number of large fires and extreme fire behavior we are seeing on our Forests this year is historic," Forest Supervisor Monte Williams said.

"These temporary closures are necessary to protect the public and our firefighters, and we will keep them in place until conditions improve and we are confident that the risk of new fire starts has decreased. I ask all of our local residents and visitors to take these closures and evacuations seriously to allow our firefighters to focus on the mission of safely suppressing the existing fires."“

Read the order for the temporary closure

 

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Colorado wildfires: Ice Fire forces airlift of 23 hikers

 

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Colorado wildfires 2020: National forests closed due to fire conditions

 

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Colorado's Cameron Peak Fire spawns rare smokenado

 

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Colorado's record-breaking wildfires show "climate change is here and now"

“This year Mother Nature has supplied us with smoking-gun evidence to prove what climate scientists have been warning about for decades. The scorched-earth impacts of climate change have arrived.

In a letter the editor published in the journal Global Change Biology, two of the world's foremost experts on wildfires conclude that the "[r]ecord-setting climate enabled the extraordinary 2020 fire season in the western United States."”

"Our 2020 wildfire season is showing us that climate change is here and now in Colorado. Warming is setting the stage for a lot of burning across an extended fire season," says Dr. Jennifer Balch, professor of fire ecology and director of Earth Lab at the University of Colorado Boulder.

According to Balch, Colorado in the 2010s saw a tripling of average burned area in the month of October, compared to the prior three decades of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. "We do see fall fire events in Colorado, related to fast, downslope winds. But to see multiple events start this late, in the middle of October, is very, very rare."

 

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Cameron Peak Fire live coverage: What we know about the wildfire

“The Cameron Peak Fire ignited Aug. 13 due to suspected human activity that remains under investigation. The fire was measured at 205,004 acres with 51% containment as of the Tuesday morning incident report.

Paul Delmerico, the fire's operations section chief, said in a Tuesday morning video update that there was a heavy aerial presence "flying sunup to sundown'' on the southern edge of the fire in the Glen Haven and Storm Mountain area to keep the fire from advancing south Monday. Air support totaled more than 60 hours of flight time Monday.”

 

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Noooo... Just received mandatory evacuation orders. Fire that originated in Grand County has been burning 5000 acres per hr.

How is that even possible? Nature is very powerful...

 

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At least 26 homes destroyed in Colorado's CalWood fire as western wildfires rage - CNN
https://www.npr.org/2020/10/22/9268...-acres-in-1-day-hits-rocky-mountain-national-
Cameron Peak Fire and other wildfires are prompting evacuations in Colorado and Utah - CNN

Colorado Fire Grows By Over 100,000 Acres In 1 Day, Hits Rocky Mountain National Park

Wildfires force closure of national forests in five Colorado counties - CNN

 

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[URL="https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2020/10/18/colorado-wildfires-thousands-flee-cameron-peak-calwood-fires/3702819001/"]Colorado wildfires: Thousands flee Cameron Peak, CalWood fires[/URL]

Colorado Fire Jumps Continental Divide, Forces Evacuations in Estes Park | The Weather Channel - Articles from The Weather Channel | weather.com

 

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Raging Colorado wildfire forces thousands to evacuate

 

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Two Of Colorado's Major Wildfires -- East Troublesome Fire And Cameron Peak Fire -- Could Merge

 

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