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California: Crazy footage from Options King Of The Sea while mountain biking on the trails during the Norte Fire. It gives a very good look at the winds, extreme fire behavior, and why you don’t want to be up close. 400 firefighters are on scene, and another 400 have been ordered. The fire is 570+ acres and has burned an estimated dozen properties.
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Video from Anna Johnston in Spokane, Washington shows traffic jammed up as residents continue to evacuate due to the Old Trails Fire. The fire continues to spot and grow due to very strong winds. The Dwight Merkel outdoor Sports complex that was full for Saturday activities has been forced to evacuate. Evacuations now run as far north as Rutter Parkway. This is a wildland urban interface nightmare. The fire is over 2,000 acres.
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The Los Pinos wildfire started yesterday afternoon in San Juan county, New Mexico, near the Colorado border after a gas pipeline exploded. What a crazy fire to respond to. Fire resources from Los Pinos Fire Protection District, mutual aid resources, and utility crews responded, and the line was shut down. Crews then addressed the resulting timber fire. The cause of the explosion is not yet known, no injuries have been reported.
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California: One of the crazier drops from the Palisades Fire this week. The pilot pulls out of the drop hard. If you listen, you can hear the jet engines really working hard coming out of the drop. Maybe a slight issue with the doors after the drop is made? Or maybe just some residual retardant coming out. Either way, pretty incredible. The Palisades Fire is now 22% contained and the Eaton Fire has drastically increased containment to 55%. The Hurst Fire is basically wrapped up at 98% contained. Thanks to the subscriber who shared this 📷. 🙏
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California: Dozers have started to smash through roads filled with Mercedes, BMWs, Porsches, Teslas, and Bentleys that were abandoned in the middle of the roads blocking firefighters from responding to the Palisades Fire. #wildfire #cafire Now that the dozers have pushed these vehicles out of the way, they can now access houses that are on fire. 📷: KTLA
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New LEAVE NOW evacuation orders have gone out due to the 12,376 acre Gold Mountain Fire burning near Ouray, Colorado. The fire remains active and is pushing into these areas: EVACUATION ORDER in effect for the area East of US 550 north of County Road (CR) 8 and south of CR 8A east to the US Forest boundary south to CR8 B along Cow Creek. Anyone in this area should EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY DUE TO RAPID FIRE GROWTH. EVACUATE the Forest Service lands in the Cow Creek, Big Cimarron, and Silver Jack Basin areas. Lands to the east of Hwy 550, south of Hwy 50, and west of East Fork of the Cimarron are closed.
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Colorado: Due to the Gold Mountain Fire, the Ouray Sheriff has ordered all people hiking, camping, or otherwise recreating in the area of Cow Creek on Forest Service ground past county road 12 to LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. The fire is now 7,103 acres and Montrose Fairgrounds has been set up to accommodate livestock being evacuated. This fire has made multiple wind driven runs, and terrain is adding to the intensity of spread. 🎥: Mike Cateriny
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Montana: A great view of Bridger Aerospace scoopers working the Bivens Creek Fire in Madison county, MT. A lot of progress is being made, the Fire is now 34% contained and sitting at 2,234 acres after crews have completed primary lines around the fire. Next door, the Cloudrest Fire is 2,629 acres and 12% contained as crews conduct defensive firing operations ahead of expected heavy rains. A cooling and wetting trend is expected the next few days across Montana before a warmer drier trend returns. Thanks to Bridger Aerospace for sharing!
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The Old Trails Fire in Spokane, Washington will likely be the city’s worst disaster since the Great Fire (August 4, 1889), which destroyed 30 city blocks. Reports this evening of multiple neighborhoods with homes burning, and a massive fire and emergency response inside the city. The National Guard has been activated, and nearly 2,500 acres have been burned so far, punching right through parts of the city. Extreme fire weather continues through the weekend. I will have a full update on the situation on tomorrow mornings show. Thanks to the subscribers who shared these views of the fire.
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Incredible footage from the Adams Complex Fires outside Kamloops, British Columbia. #canada #wildfire In the first video we see a “firenado” along the lake shore. The cool temperatures of the water combined with the convective heat of the fire created this incredible phenomenon. The second video shows the fire activity durning the daytime. A fire camp of nearly 400 personnel had to be evacuated as the fire approached. Wild scenes. Thanks for the subscriber that shared these 📷. Cheers brother. 🙏🍻
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In a press conference minutes ago, authorities said the Aspen Acres Fire is now 7 miles from Wetmore, Colorado, and now a mandatory evacuation is in effect for the Wetmore area. From Pueblo county line, to Mackenzie Junction, to Fremont county to the North. For an idea of how far this fire has run, the original evacuation shelter was in Wetmore… People are NOT being allowed into the fire area. The plan to asses homes lost has been postponed today due to fire activity. This fire is likely well over 40,000 acres now. Fire managers said they had to order a Team from Alaska due to other fires across the West utilizing a large number of resources. Red flag conditions persist over the fire area. 📷 Thomas Alvis
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Take a flight across the Canadian fires. #wildfire #smoke #canada A look at the truly amazing size of some of these Canadian fires. This is the fire burning near Edson, Alberta which recently prompted more evacuations. There are many fires currently burning throughout Canada this size. Crews have been using natural barriers, dozer line, and firing operations to try and box these fires in. Thanks to the subscriber that sent this footage in. Cheers brother. 🙏🍻
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Residents lined the streets of Grand Junction, Colorado today as firefighters from the Forest Service, USWFS, and state resources escorted the fallen firefighters Emily Barker, Nick Hutcherson, and Sydney Watson in a procession. A moving show of support by the community. The Honor Guard led the procession today to return the fallen firefighters to their family and friends at the mortuary. They will not be forgotten.
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I’ve received too many messages to ignore the obvious… It sounds like the Park Fire is totally f*cked. #cafire #cawx #wildfire #parkfire Numerous resources self demobed today after the fire jumped a 16 blade wide dozer push, that’s the footage below. I’ve been told another dozer burned up today, and the operator received burns to the face and neck. Multiple crew members got singed while trying to catch spots and hold the line. They were talking about suppression repair yesterday, and today they are worried about the fire pushing into Mineral. At least they have prepped around that community extensively. I’ve been told Heavy equipment is scattered and overhead doesn’t know what they got, and head fire is slamming dozer line that folks were told not to burn off. That’s very odd to not fire off dozer line when you expect head fire to slam into it. This fire started in the worst way… I’d hate to see it end in the worst way as well. Yes, this is a massive fire that is difficult to manage, totally understandable. But the flood of messages in my inbox tells me the Swiss Cheese model is starting to line up.
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Scary situation unfolding in Woodward, Oklahoma as the 43 Fire enters the town, pushing towards homes. Residents are scrambling to evacuate as firefighters intimidated to try and slow the fire down inside the town. The town has a population of 11,750 people. 📷: Daryle Stewart
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The Cottonwood Fire in Utah is making a sustained run this afternoon. Extreme fire weather has moved into the fire area, with sustained winds of 20-25MPH. This footage from Mariah Hicks shows how receptive the fuels are, and the effect of the low RH combined with high winds. Many fires across the west are bracing for the long duration Red Flag conditions settling in.
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Colorado: The Pueblo County Sheriff announced today in a press conference that 100+ structures have been lost due to the Aspen Acres Fire, but damage assessments are ongoing. A weather system of dry thunderstorms has moved over the fire area creating shifting erratic winds, and some lightning. The fire was last updated at 28,363 acres. This footage is from Colorado Springs Fire department during yesterday’s activity. The fire made an 8 mile run, fueled by abnormally strong winds.
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The entire town of Ruidoso, New Mexico is being evacuated… population nearly 8,000 people. #wildfire #nmfire The South Fork, Salt, and Penn Scott Fires have turned into this town’s worst nightmare. I have fought fire there numerous times, including on the Blue 2 Fire. This is right near where the Smokey Bear museum is located.
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Pure chaos as the Jones Fire in New Jersey rips through neighborhoods. The fire was last estimated at 3,200 acres. This is insane Fire behavior for New Jersey, or just about anywhere. Good luck to anyone in there trying to fight that thing. This is just crazy.
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