Why is this the Clearwater Fire? The Clearwater drainage is North of the road and river. Anyway, will they let it burn to remove beetle killed lodgepole pine or will they actually make an effort to put it out? You never know around here. NFH is right about the fire possibly altering sheep (Area 3) and elk hunts and especially access into other areas. No telling how many USFS administrators and supervisors are standing around watching this fire.
I see it almost took out elks fork campground. Spreading up to grace creek and looks like cougar creek is in danger. Should make for a good late season cow elk hunt.Nfh, 1,000 acres was reported by the Powell Tribune today.
Grab a pulaski and show them how it's done, tuffie.Maybe you need firefighters like we have in California. So far, they've held the Park fire to around 400,000 acres with 18% containment.
Good grief. You have got to be kidding. Emulating Cali fire suppression, fire fighting or forest management practices would be a disaster. The smoke from the Chico fire has inundated NW Wyoming. Perhaps Cali should have used a Proposition 65 warning to stop the smoke before it crossed the state line. Just sayin…mhMaybe you need firefighters like we have in California. So far, they've held the Park fire to around 400,000 acres with 18% containment.
Did the cat pee in your oatmeal today?Grab a pulaski and show them how it's done, tuffie.
I was a forest fire fighter for CalFire (CDF back then) in the mid 1960's. The biggest fire we had was 1,200 acres.Grab a pulaski and show them how it's done, tuffie.
California is the #1 exporter of carbon pollution in the nation.Good grief. You have got to be kidding. Emulating Cali fire suppression, fire fighting or forest management practices would be a disaster. The smoke from the Chico fire has inundated NW Wyoming. Perhaps Cali should have used a Proposition 65 warning to stop the smoke before it crossed the state line. Just sayin…mh
Is that what we are calling Cali transplants these days?California is the #1 exporter of carbon pollution in the nation.
That's called a McCloud.Used these a few times to help fight fires where I worked years ago. They can kick your butt!!!!
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Right, which means your clueless about how to go about fighting the fires of today.I was a forest fire fighter for CalFire (CDF back then) in the mid 1960's. The biggest fire we had was 1,200 acres.
I was on this fire in 88 for about 3 weeks including the day it burned 200 square miles.I was a forest fire fighter for CalFire (CDF back then) in the mid 1960's. The biggest fire we had was 1,200 acres.
Still stinging over that "book" pronghorn that wasn't?Duzz -
If you couldn’t be an antagonistic jerk, you’d have nothing to say.
Crawl back in your garage with all your deadheads!
HT
Understood that everything changes.I was on this fire in 88 for about 3 weeks including the day it burned 200 square miles.
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The Canyon Creek Fire blowup revisited 30 years later
This summer marks the 30th anniversary of the Canyon Creek fire, which began early in the summer of 1988 but made it's lasting impact when it burned over 200 square miles in one night on Sept. 6. The summer of 1988 was significant. After a hot and dry summer, fires that had previously been left...www.seeleylake.com
Get your Pulaski and fedco(piss pump) and show us how to "put it out"...
Laffin'.
Read the article, 200 square miles x640...advanced math, 128,000 acres, in about 16 hours. Canyon Creek fire in the scapegoat. It burned out of the scapegoat and out past Augusta.500,000 acres in 24 hours??.....where and when?
Why do people that fought 2 manners in the 60's feel the need to imply they're better than current firefighters?Understood that everything changes.
So why do you have to be a prick?
1910 big blowup burned 3 million acres in 2 days.I'm pretty good with math.......I don't see 500,000 acres in 24 hours...I see slightly less than 200,000 acres.....
Not down playing how bad that fire was.... I read the article....YOU said 1/2 million acres in 24 hours while scolding eelgrass....
If we would have eelgrass and his Pulaski, he could have held those fires to an acre, or less.good try....lol
Guess that answers the age old question of “Who pissed in your Wheaties”And yet the whole world is on fire every year. I’m confused.
I think some people have a jug of cat piss in the fridge for their cereal.
You're a climate change denier, of course you don't understand how things have changed with fire.Buzz and I both don't know what forest fires are compared to 90 years ago. And I also agree with Buzz that conditions change over time. Fuel loads, access, tools used to fight fires, the numbers of idiots starting fires, the number of people living in rural areas, etc.
It just amazes me that a fire can get started almost in the city of Chico with no plan on how to fight it early or to keep it from blowing up. No fire breaks, nothing. They got airports full of airplanes loaded with fire retardant, roads all over the place. All they can do is issue an emergency order to evacuate. WTF? We used to run to the fire not run away.
Is it just a coincidence that the Forest Service pulled this graph right after Biden was "elected"? The new improved graph starts about 1980 to make it seem like fires are worse. See what they did there?
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I do understand that people saw the fire start right outside of town and called 9-1-1. How many fire trucks does Chico have? Do you suppose one or two might could have drove out there and spray a little water on it? Or maybe it wasn't their district, so they said no. Once they let it grow to 100,000 acres, yeah you might as well just drive the firetruck up and down the road and pray for winter to come and cry climate change. Maybe pick a house and defend it so you're called heroes and be on TV.You're a climate change denier, of course you don't understand how things have changed with fire.
The fire "season" is 12 months long.
Rank | Fire | Acres | Year |
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1 | Cameron Peak | 208,913 | 2020 |
2 | East Troublesome | 193,812 | 2020 |
3 | Pine Gulch | 139,007 | 2020 |
4 | Hayman | 137,760 | 2002 |
5 | Spring Creek | 108,045 | 2018 |
6 | High Park | 87,284 | 2012 |
7 | Missionary Ridge | 70,285 | 2002 |
8 | West Fork | 58,570 | 2013 |
9 | 416 | 54,129 | 2018 |
10 | Papoose | 49,628 | 2013 |
11 | Bridger | 25,800 | 2008 |
12 | Last Chance | 45,000 | 2012 |
13 | Bear Springs | 44,662 | 2011 |
14 | MM 117 | 42,795 | 2018 |
15 | Beaver Creek | 28,380 | 2016 |
16 | Bull Draw | 36,549 | 2018 |
17 | Badger Hole* | 33,421 | 2018 |
18 | Grizzly Creek | 32,631 | 2020 |
19 | Logan | 32,546 | 2020 |
20 | Burn Canyon | 31,300 | 2002 |
Rank | Fire | Homes Lost | Year |
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1 | Marshall | 1,084 | 2021 |
2 | Black Forest | 489 | 2013 |
3 | East Troublesome | 366 | 2020 |
4 | Waldo Canyon | 346 | 2012 |
5 | High Park | 259 | 2012 |
I knew you could get there...you just need to come out of retirement and get that pulaski sharpened up.I do understand that people saw the fire start right outside of town and called 9-1-1. How many fire trucks does Chico have? Do you suppose one or two might could have drove out there and spray a little water on it? Or maybe it wasn't their district, so they said no. Once they let it grow to 100,000 acres, yeah you might as well just drive the firetruck up and down the road and pray for winter to come and cry climate change. Maybe pick a house and defend it so you're called heroes and be on TV.
Facts matter, try it sometime.Good ol buzz. Gotta come to the internet thingy to feed the ego again?
facts do matter, hence his “feed your ego” comment… That’s FACT Jack…Facts matter, try it sometime.
Fact is you've never been close to a wildfire, let alone fighting one, or finding a clue for that matter.facts do matter, hence his “feed your ego” comment… That’s FACT Jack…
eel, you’re right they are shorthanded, Buzz isn’t there running the show…Buzz is right, I could never make it as a firefighter in today's climate change world. No wonder it's now a 365 day a year job. This is the Park fire. keep up the good work guys. Only 399,999.8 acres to go! You look kind of shorthanded though.
That's the difference between me and Buzz. After two seasons as a firefighter, I was offered a year around full time job as a firetruck driver. I decided I would rather be a productive member of society and not be a ward of the State.eel, you’re right they are shorthanded, Buzz isn’t there running the show…
U1910 big blowup burned 3 million acres in 2 days.
Smokehouse burned over a million.
That is what I understand. It might have burned as a result of a back burn. I was in the Sunlight for 3 days. Everyone that can’t camp on the North Fork is in the Sunlight. Just sayin…mh@mightyhunter did the fire wipe out elks fork campground? Been on the mountain for a few days and out of the loop. According to the fire map it did
Exactly, This Guy is so in love with Himself . Out of every 100 posts from Him 1-2 is interesting ...........................BULL!Duzz -
If you couldn’t be an antagonistic jerk, you’d have nothing to say.
Crawl back in your garage with all your deadheads!
HT
If it creeps west they might get serious to protect the UXU ranch.
Was in Cody this morning. I read the public release in front of the building. 43% containment. The size of the fire has not changed. They have started pulling firefighters off this fire. It indicated that the Elk Fork area may be closed to the public through December 15.
Probably got an exemption.So how is the outfitters getting in? i seen they made it in and I know damn well they didnt take pass creek
How do others get an exemption?Probably got an exemption.
Nice pics nfh!
My son has worked on that airplane
Maybe you need firefighters like we have in California. So far, they've held the Park fire to around 400,000 acres with 18% containment.
Didn’t help that I was fanning the flames!Maybe you need firefighters like we have in California. So far, they've held the Park fire to around 400,000 acres with 18% containment.
Doesn’t look to bad.
Doesn’t look to bad.
The USFS is charging for everything now. Just sayin…mhDon't drive in there. You will be threatened with a $275 fine
Hossblur, So you must agree that wildfires are burning more often across Alaska and the Western US today than even 30 years ago?
Yes, dall sheep love it….Is there cheatgrass in Alaska?
Who cares about “global warming non-believers”. Why tilt at that false windmill?Caribou and glaciers are 2 reality checks for global warming non-believers!
We focus on trophy elk, mule deer, antelope and moose hunts and take B&C bucks most years.