July 23, 2007
Considering we are in a Climate Crisis I don't believe that rating is reflective of the entire reality of our forest 'fire prevention' and 'fire fighting' needs. Not at all.
Idaho: West's busiest wildfire state (click here)
By JOHN MILLERASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
BOISE, Idaho -- An 887-square-mile wildfire that has burned near several communities on the Idaho-Nevada border continues to scorch a combination of grass, sagebrush and scrubby juniper trees in rugged terrain.
The Murphy Complex was keeping about 560 firefighters busy, including a Type 1 team that manages large, complicated fires.
It's just one of 14 blazes burning from the northern Idaho Panhandle to the state's southeastern corner. Idaho was the West's busiest fire state on Monday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Wildfires were burning across about 1,300 square miles of the state - about twice the area burning in Nevada, the next-busiest state.
So far, no Idaho homes have burned in this round of fires, officials said.
By JOHN MILLERASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
BOISE, Idaho -- An 887-square-mile wildfire that has burned near several communities on the Idaho-Nevada border continues to scorch a combination of grass, sagebrush and scrubby juniper trees in rugged terrain.
The Murphy Complex was keeping about 560 firefighters busy, including a Type 1 team that manages large, complicated fires.
It's just one of 14 blazes burning from the northern Idaho Panhandle to the state's southeastern corner. Idaho was the West's busiest fire state on Monday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise. Wildfires were burning across about 1,300 square miles of the state - about twice the area burning in Nevada, the next-busiest state.
So far, no Idaho homes have burned in this round of fires, officials said.
July 16, 2007
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Photographer states :: Sparked by Lightning Storm on July 16
This is a view of the same fire line from above. Light of day is starting to be noted.
July 16, 2007
Battle Mountain, Nevada
Photographer states :: East of Battle Mountain, this fire closed I-80 for serveral hours over a period of three day.
