Wildfires Wreaking Havoc Across the U.S.
Posted by feww on March 24, 2011
12 Large Fires Burning Across the Country
Active fires have consumed more than 155,000 acres, with 6 new fires reported.
States currently reporting large fires:
- Arizona (1)
- Arkansas (2)
- Colorado (1)
- Hawaii (1)
- Kansas (1)
- Missouri (1)
- Oklahoma (3)
- Texas (2)
“The Rocky Mountain, Southern and Southwest areas are at a preparedness level 2, meaning that these areas have high fire danger and multiple large fires.” Said National Interagency Fire Center.
Oklahoma
Wildfires forced Oklahomans from their homes in two northeastern towns on Wednesday evening as fire threatened dozens of homes near the town of Prue, Osage County, and scores of homes in the Oak Park area of Bartlesville, Washington County, officials said.
Big Island Hawaii
A large wildfire set off by the eruption of the Kilauea volcano on Hawaii’s Big Island earlier this month has consumed about 2,000 acres of national park land. The fire is burning on the volcano’s east rift in the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park about 12km SE of the Kilauea Visitor Center.
The spreading wildfire was started by lava splatters at the volcano’s Kamoamoa fissure, which erupted on March 5, and is currently being fanned by strong trade winds, said a spokesman for the National Park Service. Photo Credit: Suzanne Snow.
| Current Wildfires | ||||
| Arizona | Fires: 1 | Acres: 4,000 | * New fires: 0 | Fires contained: 0 |
| Duke (Coronado National Forest): 4,000 acres at 15 percent contained. This fire is 11 miles northeast of Nogales. Structures are threatened and roads are closed. | ||||
| Arkansas | Fires: 2 | Acres: 832 | * New fires: 0 | Fires contained: 3 |
| Queen Simmons (Arkansas Forestry Commission): 632 acres at 90 percent contained. This fire is ten miles northwest of Clinton. | ||||
| Long (Arkansas Forestry Commission): 200 acres at 98 percent contained. This fire is six miles south of Canaan. | ||||
| Colorado | Fires: 1 | Acres: 1,162 | * New fires: 0 | Fires contained: 0 |
| Indian Gulch (Jefferson County): 1,162 acres at 25 percent contained. This fire is one mile west of Golden. Muir’s IMT 1 is assigned to the incident. Residences are threanted and evacuations are in place. Information: Visit the Rocky Mountain Coordination Center. |
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| Hawaii | Fires: 1 | Acres: 2,010 | * New fires: 0 | Fires contained: 0 |
| Napau (Hawaii Volcanoes National Park): 2,010 acres. This fire is nine miles west of Kalapana. | ||||
| Kansas | Fires: 1 | Acres: 144,000 | * New fires: 1 | Fires contained: 0 |
| * Stanton County (Kansas Counties): 144,000 acres at 70 percent contained. This fire is 30 miles south of Johnson City. | ||||
| Kentucky | Fires: 0 | Acres: 0 | * New fires: 1 | Fires contained: 1 |
| Missouri | Fires: 1 | Acres: 100 | * New fires: 0 | Fires contained: 0 |
| Crane Cemetary (Mark Twain National Forest): 100 acres at 40 percent contained. This fire is six miles north of Houston. | ||||
| Oklahoma | Fires: 3 | Acres: 1,770 | * New fires: 1 | Fires contained: 2 |
| Bread Town (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 880 acres at 75 percent contained. This fire is three miles northeast of Stringtown. | ||||
| Rocky (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 530 acres at 70 percent contained. This fire is four miles northeast of Marble City. | ||||
| Trall Hollow (Oklahoma Department of Forestry): 360 acres at 85 percent contained. This fire is one mile southeast of Bell. | ||||
| Texas | Fires: 2 | Acres: 1,400 | * New fires: 3 | Fires contained: 1 |
| * Ralph Keller Ranch (Texas Forest Service): 1,000 acres at zero percent contained. This fire started on private land 14 miles northeast of Marathon. Residences are threatened. | ||||
| * Koch (Texas Forest Service): 400 acres at zero percent contained. This fire started on private land nine miles south of Andrew | ||||
Source: National Interagency Fire Center
Year-to-date statistics
Period: 2011 (1/1/11 – 3/23/11)
Acres: 588,237
9-year Average
Acres: 396,282
Fire Earth 
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