Tag: smoke
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Morgan Creek fire smolders near Steamboat Springs, air quality concerns continue
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Air quality advisories continued for Routt County and surrounding areas Thursday as the Morgan Creek fire, burning 15 miles outside Steamboat Springs, grew. The 4,297-acre blaze has increased by nearly 1,000 acres since Sunday when crews flew over for an aerial mapping of the fire,…
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Morgan Creek fire smolders near Steamboat Springs, air quality concerns continue
Air quality advisories continued for Routt County and surrounding areas Thursday as the Morgan Creek fire, burning 15 miles outside Steamboat Springs, grew. The 4,297-acre blaze has increased by nearly 1,000 acres since Sunday when crews flew over for an aerial mapping of the fire, InciWeb, a fire information system, reported. Firefighters saw slower growth,…
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Haze from Western fires settles in Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Smoke from fires across the Pacific Northwest filled Colorado skies Tuesday, worsening the state’s air quality and in the Pikes Peak region obscuring views of America’s Mountain. More than 60 fires burning across the West have blackened 918,000 acres of land, with some of the…
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Haze from Western fires settles in Colorado
Smoke from fires across the Pacific Northwest filled Colorado skies Tuesday, worsening the state’s air quality and in the Pikes Peak region obscuring views of America’s Mountain. More than 60 fires burning across the West have blackened 918,000 acres of land, with some of the worst blazes raging in California, Oregon and Idaho, the National…
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Morgan Creek fire gains momentum, increasing over a thousand acres
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The uncontained Morgan Creek fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres of land in Routt National Forest in northern Colorado as of Monday, officials say. The blaze continued to move into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness toward Floyd Peak and the areas already blackened by the Burn…
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Morgan Creek fire gains momentum, increasing over a thousand acres
The uncontained Morgan Creek fire has burned nearly 4,000 acres of land in Routt National Forest in northern Colorado as of Monday, officials say. The blaze continued to move into the Mt. Zirkel Wilderness toward Floyd Peak and the areas already blackened by the Burn Ridge and Middle Fork fires, fire officials said. By Monday…
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Morgan Creek fire spreads in Colorado, prompts closures and air advisories
The Morgan Creek fire exploded in size on Saturday, forcing a large area closure in Routt County. On Saturday night, it was estimated to be burning around 1,920 acres, up from around 100 on Friday, but has since grown, according to Steamboat Pilot & Today. An updated map and acreage is expected Monday morning after…
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NEWS | Cameron Peak fire creates hazy skies in Severance, Colorado
This video taken mid-day Monday in Severance, Colorado, near Fort Collins, shows sepia-colored skies caused by the on Smoke from the Cameron Peak fire has created sepia-colored skies in Severance, Colorado, near Fort Collins.. (Video by Marc Luce)