[Vision2020] Fire?

[Ted Moffett]

This might not have anything to do with smoke on the Palouse, but southern
Idaho has a major fire at this moment, 300 square miles in size:
Wildfire In Southern Idaho Is Growing Quickly
by Mark Memmott <http://www.npr.org/people/104192887/mark-memmott>
<http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/156534645> Jul 10, 2012 — Firefighters have
been able to make progress against blazes in other Western states. But the
Kinyon Road Fire in Idaho has doubled in size since Sunday
Though firefighters have "gained ground on a number of wildfires across the
West," they're having trouble in southern Idaho, The Associated Press
reports <http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=156522457>.

There, winds have "fanned a fast-moving blaze across nearly 300 square
miles of sagebrush and dry grass," the wire service says. The fire began
Saturday. It was apparently sparked by a lightning strike.

Our colleagues at Boise State Public Radio
write<http://radio.boisestate.edu/post/update-wildfire-burns-190000-acres-twin-falls-owyhee-counties>that
the Kinyon Road Fire:

"Has now burned 190,000 acres near the south central Idaho towns of
Castleford and Roseworth. That's double the area since Sunday evening. The
Bureau of Land Management estimates the fire is 40 percent contained but
does not have a timeline for full containment."

They add that as of Monday, 12 aircraft were "fighting the fire along with
more than 30 pieces of ground equipment. Nearly 300 firefighters [were]
expected on scene Monday afternoon."

Fortunately, according to the local
*Times-News*<http://magicvalley.com/news/local/castleford-becomes-base-for-fighting—acre-wildfire/article_9ae7f518-ca21-11e1-baf6-0019bb2963f4.html>,
"Bureau of Land Management officials don't expect the fire to threaten
homes but they aren't ruling anything out yet, said Chris Simonsen, fire
manager officer for the agency."

As for what's happening elsewhere in the West, the AP writes that:

"Firefighters made progress in California, Utah, Wyoming Colorado and
Montana, where the country's biggest wildfire is burning, according to the
National Interagency Fire Center. The 250,000-acre Ash Creek Fire in
southeastern Montana was 90 percent contained and expected to be fully
contained later Monday.

"But the victory could be short-lived. Lightning, heat and 50 mph wind
gusts are forecast to sweep into central and southeastern Montana later
this week. Also burning in southeastern Montana was the Taylor Creek Fire,
which has charred more than 62,000 acres about 12 miles southeast of Fort
Howes. That fire was 65 percent contained.

"In northern California, a wildfire burning near a main highway in the
eastern Sierra Nevada was more than 85 percent contained."

Regarding the weather and the fire threat, Weatherunderground.com
reports<http://www.wunderground.com/severe.asp>,
there are "fire weather advisories" posted for parts of Oregon, Washington
state, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming. And high temperatures are going to be a
problem again today in parts of California, Nevada and Arizona.
Copyright 2012 National Public Radio. To see more, visit http://www.npr.org/
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Source: NPR <http://www.npr.org/2012/07/10/156534645>
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Vision2020 Post: Ted Moffett
On Tue, Jul 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM, Art Deco <art.deco.studios at gmail.com>wrote:

> Is there a fire in the area?
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> A lot of smoke is beginning to accumulate.  There were thunderstorms souht
> of here during the night.
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> w.
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> Art Deco (Wayne A. Fox)
> art.deco.studios at gmail.com
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