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Colorado wildfires: Turner Gulch fire explodes to 8,100 acres in Mesa County, “extreme fire behavior” expected
The nearly 13,000-acre wildfire burning in eastern Utah crossed the Colorado border Monday night, joining four other fires ...
There are 6 active wildfires burning in Colorado. Here are the latest updates
Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including one at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison. See the latest map of the ...
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As Colorado Wildfires Burn, 'Extreme Fire Behavior' Predicted
The 8,140-acre Turner Gulch Fire is currently the largest burning in Colorado, but the nearly 15,000-acre Deer Creek Fire in Utah crossed the state border Monday. Officials anticipate more dangerous ...
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Vortex forms over Deer Creek Fire, damaging structures and fire engine
A vortex formed over the Deer Creek Fire on Saturday in San Juan County, causing damages to a fire engine and structures in ...
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Giant Utah ‘Fire Devil’ Is What Happens When Wildfire Makes Its Own Weather
Firefighters on the scene of the 10,000-acre Deer Creek Fire in southern Utah captured video of a massive vortex of fire and smoke swirling in the ...
Colorado wildfires: Winds spur ‘rapid fire spread’ in Black Canyon’s South Rim fire
Heavy winds that swept through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday night started “rapid fire spread” after a ...
Black Canyon of the Gunnison South Rim Fire: Estimated containment date set as fire grows
Officials have set a goal date for containment of the nearly 4,000-acre and, so far, 0% contained South Rim Fire that has ...
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The science of how a fire vortex forms
A quick chat with our Chief Meteorologist Stephen Bowers, outlines the formation of this fire phenomenon. He said, “A fire vortex is a feature within a wildfire, usually a large and really hot ...
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WATCH: Deer Creek Fire creates vortex of flames, crews focus on securing life and property
The Deer Creek Fire that is threatening roughly 80 structures near the Utah-Colorado border stirred a vortex of fire in a rare weather phenomenon over the weekend.