Satellite Images Of Grizzly Creek Fire

Hot dry weather combined with dry fuels and a windy afternoon pushed the grizzly creek fire in multiple directions tuesday.

Satellite images of grizzly creek fire.

Breezie davis an aspen resident and counselor with ajax adventure camp submitted these video clips captured from a raft floating by the fire as it quickly grew. A satellite image shows thick smoke coming from the fires. The pine gulch fire north of grand junction is the largest of the four consuming more than 85 000 acres in two weeks. Monday in the median between the eastbound lanes and the elevated westbound lanes at mile marker 120 near the grizzly creek rest and recreation area.

The grizzly creek cameron peak and williams fork fires had burned around 25 000 13 000 and 6 000 acres respectively. At about 5 38 p m. Nasa satellite reveals apple fire burn scar. The fire started at about 1 30 p m.

Landmark markers also available. Firefighters were using heavy air attack with four heavy air tankers two single engine air tankers seat and a type i. As of august 17 it was the fourth largest fire in state history and was just 7 percent contained. The fire crossed the colorado river and interstate 70 this afternoon establishing itself on the south side.

Masala and curry owner steve nieslanik says his. New satellite images show the smoke from wildfires that s drifted 600 miles into the pacific ocean and made california s air quality plummet to very unhealthy and hazardous levels. Updated daily grizzly creek fire perimeter satellite google topo and usfs basemaps. The photos posted on the grizzly creek fire official facebook page on monday show a broken guardrail in an elevated stretch of the highway and small boulders littering the highway.

The grizzly creek fire exploded closing interstate 70 east of town and sending the blaze to the top of the nation s wildfire priority list. The interstate 70 closure has been extended in both directions between mile markers 116 glenwood springs and 140 gypsum. Most of the firefighting effort took place from the air again.