High Park fire
 | This article needs to be updated. (October 2012) |
| High Park fire | |
|---|---|
.jpg) June 10th satellite image by NASA | |
| Date(s) | June 9, 2012 - Present (fully contained June 30, 2012) 5:54 a.m. (MDT) |
| Location | Roosevelt National Forest (Northern Colorado) |
| Statistics | |
| Burned area | 87,250 acres (136.33 sq mi; 353.1 km2)[1] |
| Impacts | |
| Deaths | 1 [2] |
| Structures destroyed | 259 [3] |
The High Park fire is a wildfire in the mountains west of Fort Collins in Larimer County, Colorado, USA. It was caused by a lightning strike and was first detected on the morning of June 9, 2012.[1] It was declared 100 percent contained on June 30, 2012, and all associated evacuation orders were lifted. [3]
A 62-year-old woman was killed in the fire.[4][5]
The High Park fire burned over 87,250 acres (136.33 sq mi; 353.1 km2), becoming the second-largest fire in recorded Colorado history by area burned, after the Hayman Fire of 2002.[6] It destroyed at least 259 homes, surpassing the number consumed by the 2010 Fourmile Canyon fire. The High Park fire became the most destructive fire in Colorado history, in terms of the number of houses burned,[6][7] but was surpassed about a week later by the Waldo Canyon fire.[8]
Fixed-wing air tanker support to fight this fire was staged at Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport. [9] Over 2,000 firefighters fought this fire, along with 19 helicopters and five tanker planes.[1] Fighting the fire cost over $31.5 million.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d "High Park Fire". Inciweb. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "Latest News Releases". Larimer County - Sheriff. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ a b c "All evacuations lifted in High Park fire". CBS4 Denver. June 30, 2012. Retrieved 2012-07-05.
- ^ "Latest News Releases". Larimer County - Sheriff. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "High Park Fire Update". Larimer County Sheriff's Office. June 12, 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ a b Mitchell, Kirk; Udell, Erin (June 23, 2012). "Colorado's High Park fire at 82,190 acres; new pre-evacuation orders". The Denver Post. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ "High Park Fire Announcement: Assessment Information". Inciweb. Retrieved 2012-06-27.
- ^ http://www.denverpost.com/news/ci_20957092/tens-thousands-remain-homeless-wake-waldo-canyon-fire
- ^ "Broomfield tanker base key resource in fighting High Park Fire". Boulder Daily Camera. Retrieved 2012-06-27.[dead link]
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