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Yahoo
17-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
South Rim Fire to become more active due to afternoon gusty winds
MONTROSE COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – Officials believe more fire activity is in store Tuesday afternoon at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison as winds are expected to be up to 15 miles per hour. Despite this, crews are attempting to battle the blaze that started on July 10. The lightning-caused wildfire was mapped around 4,000 acres with zero containment. According to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team, two scooper airplanes have continuously dropped water over the northwest side of the fire for over five hours on Monday. Due to this, firefighters made progress on building a fireline in the area. Additionally, airtankers dropped retardant to help with suppression efforts on the ground. Looking ahead, firefighters plan to scout and assess the area on the eastern side in an attempt to hold the blaze from spreading. Air support will monitor the fire and drop water when needed, according to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. Evacuations have been put in place in the Bostwick Park area and for residences on M73, N73, N74 and O74 roads. Crews continue to protect structures in the Bostwick community, according to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. A public meeting regarding the wildfire is scheduled at 6 p.m., Tuesday, at Grace Community Church, 16731 Woodgate Road in Montrose. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Fire activity closes Highway 141
MESA COUNTY, Colo. (KREX) – The Mesa County Sheriff's Office announced Highway 141 closed around 2 p.m., Monday, due to fire activity from two wildfires near Gateway. MCSO asked the community to avoid using the highway 'in any capacity unless leaving the pre-evacuation and evacuation zones as to allow fire crews to continue vital fire suppression and prevention work.' Around 3:50 p.m., Monday, evacuations orders were given to all private land and areas between mile markers 128 and 131 on Highway 141. According to the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit (UCRIFM), the Turner Gulch Fire is 1,470 acres while the Wright Draw Fire was at 249 acres as of Monday afternoon. There is an evacuation center for residents displayed by the fire at the Clifton Community Campus, 3270 D 1/2 Road in Clifton. This isn't an overnight shelter, but evacuees will be assessed for needs and given resources. Anyone who needs help securing their large animals, call 970-778-0161. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Solve the daily Crossword
CTV News
07-07-2025
- Climate
- CTV News
Cooler temperatures, rain reduce wildfire activity across Alberta
Rainfall and cooler temperatures have 'significantly' reduced fire activity across the province, says Alberta Wildfire. Derrick Forsyth, an information officer for the provincial agency, told CTV News Edmonton conditions over the last few days has resulted in fires being kept in check by weather and by work from fire crews, who have taken advantage of the conditions to contain blazes. 'There are a couple of small exceptions – the agricultural zone down south, and a couple of pockets in High Level and the Lac La Biche forest area where the danger is moderate – but we've seen a significant turnaround in terms of fire danger across the province,' Forsyth said on Sunday. Warmer temperatures starting Monday could change the outlook as could an expected increase in lightning activity this month as July is typically the most-active month for it, Forsythe said. 'This summer, there's potential for a lot more active fires to be there, but it'll be (based on) conditions,' he said. Key wildfires noted by Alberta Wildfire include the Red Earth East complex north of Slave Lake, the Sousa Creek wildfire complex west of High Level near Chateh and Rainbow Lake, and the Slims Creek wildfire north of Manning. With files from CTV News Edmonton's Miriam Valdes-Carletti
CBC
12-05-2025
- Climate
- CBC
'Normal' fire activity for now, says N.W.T. Fire, but danger could ramp up in July
Social Sharing The Northwest Territories could see a lot of fire activity later this summer. On Monday afternoon, N.W.T. Fire briefed reporters on the forecast for the coming fire season. Richard Olsen, the manager of fire operations for the territorial government, said fire behaviour modelling from Natural Resources Canada shows "normal" fire activity is anticipated in the territory until the end of June — but things could ramp up after that. "As we do get into July and August, we are expected to see potentially an above-average type of conditions," he told reporters. In some parts of the territory, modelling shows fire risk could be "well above average," he added. Drought conditions continue Olsen said when you look at the relative moisture of soil here, a large part of the N.W.T. is still experiencing "severe drought" compared to the rest of Canada. Going into last winter, the Dehcho region, the regions south and west of Great Slave Lake, and the southern Sahtu were all experiencing drought, and there wasn't enough precipitation this winter to change that. "In large portions of the N.W.T., we are starting to get into normal or slightly below normal snowfalls," he said. "But generally nothing that's seen as a significant dump of snow that really looked to make a large change and impact on the forest floor … in terms of how deep and severe some of these fires might burn." Because of this, Olsen said, they are anticipating that they are starting the fire season with drought conditions around Great Slave Lake, the Dehcho and the southern Sahtu region. Olsen said the territory is also expected to see above-average temperatures this summer in June, July and August — another factor that would support fire growth. N.W.T. Fire preparing for fires Olsen said despite the tough fire conditions, he is feeling good about the upcoming fire season. Olsen said the territory has brought on additional helicopters and tankers to fight fires this year, thanks to funding from the federal government. They are currently planning to have 34 fire crews in total this summer, all with either four or five people. He said all but a couple of those crews have finished their training, and tankers and helicopters will start to join the firefighting teams gradually throughout the month. Olsen said N.W.T. Fire has begun implementing recommendations that came out of the review of the 2023 fire season and after-action reviews looking at specific fires, especially around communication and co-ordination with communities. He said crews in the Dehcho and South Slave are fully operational, and N.W.T. Fire is flying over overwintering fires to identify and action hotspots.
