Colorado Wildfires 2018 *Arrest*

[margarita25]

I’ve been keeping an eye on this one since it broke out and was hoping we weren’t going to need a thread:

416 Fire burning in southwest Colorado grows to 7,180 acres
http://amp.thedenverchannel.com/261...-southwest-colorado-grows-to-7-180-acres.html

This fire started June 1. Articles I have read say there is only 10 percent containment at this time, and they do not expect full containment til June 30th.

 

[margarita25]

416 wildfire near Durango scorches 2,000 acres in a day – The Denver Post

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304 more evacuations ordered due to fire near Durango, blaze grows to 7,180 acres

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Firefighters continue to push back against advance of 416 Fire

 

[margarita25]

New wildfire starts near 416 Fire in southwestern Colorado

 

[margarita25]

Storms head toward Midwest, mid-Atlantic; fire threat high in West

 

[margarita25]

416 Fire Information - InciWeb the Incident Information System

 

[margarita25]

Facebook:
416 Fire

 

[margarita25]

(Note to check on IQuestion, she lost her home in last year’s fires in CA.)

 

[margarita25]

PHOTOS: 416 fire near Durango, Colorado
(Denver Post)

 

[margarita25]

'Critical' Fire Weather In Colorado With Explosive Wildfires Possible

 

[margarita25]

My immediate and initial thought is “there goes any last evidence to be found in Dylan Redwine’s case”...not sure how close this is to where he was found...need to look this up...

 

[margarita25]

Hot windy weather doesn't look good for 416 fire

 

[margarita25]

5 things to know Friday about the 416 Fire

“3) The fire might be here for awhileA Type I federal firefighting team will assume command over firefighting efforts at 6 a.m. Saturday. The fire, which has remained 10 percent contained, is in a steep and rocky region which makes it difficult for firefighters to directly engage, and slurry bombs haven’t been an effective dousing method. More than 600 firefighters have been fighting the fire, with more expected to arrive with the Type I team. The steep terrain, combined with the extremely dry weather conditions in the area, means the fire could be active for a while.“

 

[margarita25]

Colorado wildfire prompts air quality alert

—it is hazy here in NOCO.
(speaking of which, where did my signatures go?)

 

[dspdenver]

I’ve been keeping an eye on this one since it broke out and was hoping we weren’t going to need a thread:

Is a thread needed when a fire is human-caused, or just if there is police presence due to mandatory evacuations? Is there some protocol that addresses this on Websleuths?

With the very hot and dry conditions, it looks like it could be another bad wildfire season here in CO, especially the southern half of the state, with this fire threatening quite a few homes.

[O/T] I wanted to thank you for taking part in the search for Adam Gilbertson early this year; he has been on my mind again with his birthday passing on Wednesday of this week. I was wondering about your experience: would you volunteer for more such searches, or was the experience "too real" to go through again?

 

[margarita25]

416 Fire in southwestern Colorado grows dramatically to more than 16,000 acres; new evacuations ordered

“LA PLATA COUNTY, Colo. -- The 416 Fire in southwestern Colorado nearly doubled in size on Sunday morning to over 16,000 acres.

The fire, which started on June 1, jumped from around 8,600 acres to 16,786 acres and is 10 percent contained.”

 

[margarita25]

“416 Fire nearly doubles in size to 16,766 acres Sunday; 650+ homes evacuated
US 550 closed from Hermosa to Cascade“

416 Fire nearly doubles in size to 16,766 acres Sunday; 650+ homes evacuated

Is a thread needed when a fire is human-caused, or just if there is police presence due to mandatory evacuations? Is there some protocol that addresses this on Websleuths?

With the very hot and dry conditions, it looks like it could be another bad wildfire season here in CO, especially the southern half of the state, with this fire threatening quite a few homes.

[O/T] I wanted to thank you for taking part in the search for Adam Gilbertson early this year; he has been on my mind again with his birthday passing on Wednesday of this week. I was wondering about your experience: would you volunteer for more such searches, or was the experience "too real" to go through again?

Hi dspdenver, I am marking this to respond to.

 

[margarita25]

“For up-to-date information on evacuation status, you are asked to call the La Plata County Emergency Operations Center at (970) 385-8700. You can also visit www.co.laplata.co.us.”

416 Fire nearly doubles in size to 16,766 acres Sunday; 650+ homes evacuated

 

[margarita25]

416 fire north of Durango grows to nearly 17,000 acres, almost doubling in 24 hours, with new evacuations ordered – The Denver Post

“Fire officials expected the rapid march of the fire on Saturday.

“Fire behavior is always determined by three factors: weather, terrain and the fuel type,” said Shawn Bawden, spokesman for the fire management team. “When those three factors line up, the fire can make a good run. That’s what we saw yesterday.””

 

[margarita25]

“Sunday’s weather forecast calls for another day of hot, bone-dry and breezy conditions, with wind gusts of up to 35 mph anticipated near the 416 fire. The National Weather Service has issued Red Flag warnings (highlighting high fire danger) that cover much of western Colorado, the northern and central mountains, and the foothills near Denver.

That likely means the 416 fire will grow again, Bawden said, with an analyst predicting the flames will advance 1 to 2 miles per hour at times.“

416 fire north of Durango grows to nearly 17,000 acres, almost doubling in 24 hours, with new evacuations ordered – The Denver Post

 

[margarita25]

More evacuations as the 416 Fire grows to 16,766 acres

“The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment said Saturday that smoke has reached unhealthy levels in La Plata County as far south as the Colorado-New Mexico border.”

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“More than 800 firefighters are battling the blaze.”