The power of fire.
- Thread starter tjones
- Start date
duckhunt
Well-known member
i wonder how long that was time lapsed. Very interesting video.
JEL
Well-known member
Holy smokes! Looks like some erratic winds and terribly difficult conditions. Prayers to all those in harms way.
shoots-straight
Well-known member
It was the most impressive fire I have witnessed. The southern side of the big mountain burnt earlier this summer. http://missoulian.com/news/state-and...a4525bc84.html This mountain is one I have hiked on quit a few occasions. Good hike covering about 11 miles round, and over 4800 feet of elevation gain. 
That's just crazy. Very cool video.
dcopas78
Well-known member
I watched this earlier today on my Facebook feed. I can't imagine how crazy seeing it in person must be.
Southern Elk
Well-known member
RobG
Well-known member
30 years ago I saw the Red Owl fire on the west side of the Swans gain about 4000' mountain in about 30 minutes. Luckily it stalled on the ridgeline. This is on the west side of the road isn't it? I'd guess it would be easier to get this one out since you have the valley floor in its natural path.
MTlionchaser
Active member
- Joined
- Nov 9, 2013
- Messages
- 177
I have never seen such iradic fire behavior. I was on this fire till 2:00 AM this morning. Every possible resource was put on it yesterday. The structures lost was assessed today and should be released this evening.
Irrelevant
Well-known member
That is intense, and not in a good way.
airlocksniffer
Member
We were expecting extremely high winds. So far it isn't bad. It was cool this morning so the fire laid down a bit. 14 people lost their homes. Sunday was one of those really bad perfect days for fire conditions. Praying for no wind. mtmuley
Approximately 1,000 Ravalli County Homes Receive Evacuation Notice
Nearly 1,000 homes in Ravalli County are now under a stage one or stage two evacuation advisory. According to Ravalli County Undersheriff Steve Holton, both evacuation types expanded today, August 2.
“Everything from Owings Creek west of Westside Road is the boundary, north to Wyant Lane is now under a Stage Two evacuation,” Holton said. “Previously they were under a warning of Stage One, but now they are under a Stage Two, which is the request to actually evacuate the area.”
In the expanded warning area, Ravalli County Deputies went out to deliver Stage One evacuation notices door-to-door.
“The Stage Ones expanded today from Wyant Lane north all the way to Blodgett Camp Road, and everything west of that to include Canyon Creek and Canyon Creek Drive, Holton said. Again, Stage One is the warning and really what the warning is saying is that there is a real possibility that there could be a need to evacuate. It’s to give people more time to get things together.”
Holton says residents in about 20 to 30 homes signed a waiver refusing to evacuate and that law enforcement and firefighters are taking note of who remains in the area in case the worst should happen.
Over 800 homes are now evacuated in the vicinity of the Roaring Lion forest fire.
Nearly 1,000 homes in Ravalli County are now under a stage one or stage two evacuation advisory. According to Ravalli County Undersheriff Steve Holton, both evacuation types expanded today, August 2.
“Everything from Owings Creek west of Westside Road is the boundary, north to Wyant Lane is now under a Stage Two evacuation,” Holton said. “Previously they were under a warning of Stage One, but now they are under a Stage Two, which is the request to actually evacuate the area.”
In the expanded warning area, Ravalli County Deputies went out to deliver Stage One evacuation notices door-to-door.
“The Stage Ones expanded today from Wyant Lane north all the way to Blodgett Camp Road, and everything west of that to include Canyon Creek and Canyon Creek Drive, Holton said. Again, Stage One is the warning and really what the warning is saying is that there is a real possibility that there could be a need to evacuate. It’s to give people more time to get things together.”
Holton says residents in about 20 to 30 homes signed a waiver refusing to evacuate and that law enforcement and firefighters are taking note of who remains in the area in case the worst should happen.
Over 800 homes are now evacuated in the vicinity of the Roaring Lion forest fire.
Similar threads
Latest posts
-
-
Please BEAR with me, 2024 is going to be full of unBEARable surprises!!!
- Latest: popeyoung12
-
-
-