Walt Longmire Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 80,000 acres translates to roughly 125 square miles. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dric902 Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 22 minutes ago, Walt Longmire said: There was a fire that moved through the area where I built my house years ago. In the 70's. It has grown up to mostly birch trees. It would slow a fire down and not be as volatile as the spruce forests the Swan Lake fire is consuming. I have good fire breaks and have more than an acre cleared and down to grass. Yes, I would stay....and fight. cojones for real, best to you bro . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonny Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 We have one that’s 125k acres. https://www.12news.com/amp/article/news/local/arizona/woodbury-fire-burns-123875-acres-in-superstitions-containment-rose-to-80/75-4b3e5fcd-3f28-4730-90e4-0b070be4996e 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 2, 2019 Author Share Posted July 2, 2019 8 minutes ago, Zonny said: We have one that’s 125k acres. https://www.12news.com/amp/article/news/local/arizona/woodbury-fire-burns-123875-acres-in-superstitions-containment-rose-to-80/75-4b3e5fcd-3f28-4730-90e4-0b070be4996e This one will keep growing until the weather changes. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 5, 2019 Author Share Posted July 5, 2019 Friday morning update puts the fire at 90,000 acres and growing. I could see the smoke plumes from my house yesterday as it hit new patches of black spruce. Thankfully we still haven't had much wind since it started. 10 day forecast is still calling for hot dry weather. Likely this thing will be burning right into winter. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 https://gis.kpb.us/map/index.html?viewer=basic 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 9, 2019 Author Share Posted July 9, 2019 100,000 acres, but not growing so much now. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 10, 2019 Author Share Posted July 10, 2019 Checked the fire map this morning. It's over 100,000 but not growing much. Hoping the wind doesn't come up. There are 700,000 acres burning in Alaska right now. None of the large fires are contained. Our Swan Lake fire has containment (so far) along the Sterling Hwy and east fork of the Moose River, and a small section that borders an Enstar gas pipeline. So far no structures have burned. The fire is less than 5 miles from the town of Sterling. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 The weather has been whacky everywhere this year. It has rained quite a lot since November. We're either going to have a tropical depression with an estimated 5-10 inches or a hurricane. I am going to make sure my AR and AK are still sighted in properly, as that may become an issue. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonny Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 Rain in the forecast. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bish1309 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 There's a big round yellow thing slowly moving across the sky. Not sure what it is but it's bright. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 6 minutes ago, Bish1309 said: There's a big round yellow thing slowly moving across the sky. Not sure what it is but it's bright. We had that some time ago. Rumor is that it will happen again today. Say safe bro! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted July 10, 2019 Share Posted July 10, 2019 5-10 Inches from either Tropical Storm Barry or Hurricane Barry, it is a wait and see. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 11, 2019 Author Share Posted July 11, 2019 8 hours ago, Zonny said: Rain in the forecast. Not here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holyjohnson Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 15 minutes ago, Walt Longmire said: Not here. Good luck and stay safe. rain dance or drink a lot of water or something 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moshe Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 I wonder where they make these names from anyhow? Barry? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AK_Stick Posted July 11, 2019 Share Posted July 11, 2019 (edited) Walt, you might see our new weapon on the fire in your area. Got one of our CH-47’s dropping water down there, 2600 gallons a pop. Makes er the bucket we use for the H60 seem like a toy. Edited July 11, 2019 by AK_Stick 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted July 12, 2019 Author Share Posted July 12, 2019 6 hours ago, AK_Stick said: Walt, you might see our new weapon on the fire in your area. Got one of our CH-47’s dropping water down there, 2600 gallons a pop. Makes er the bucket we use for the H60 seem like a toy. I think I may have put 2600 gallons on my lawn in the past couple of weeks. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 Update. Swan Lake Fire activity has increased big time. High winds now and the fire has jumped the Sterling Highway. Cooper Landing under an evacuation watch. No rain in the 10 day forecast. Many of the fire fighting crews have left the area. Most of the fire had been contained and it looked like topography would take care of the areas that were still advancing. Not now that the winds have come. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 It had been at about 105,000 acres for quite some time with little growth. It's moving fast again. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
janice6 Posted August 18, 2019 Share Posted August 18, 2019 Notice how liberals don't care when it's not in the Hollywood hills. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 My grandson spent the weekend in Anchorage with the Reserves. He can't get back now. Road is closed and no flights available. They need him to fight fire. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 18, 2019 Author Share Posted August 18, 2019 I have friends that have had equipment on the Swan Lake fire since early June. They barely got most of it home and now it's being rushed back to the lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonny Posted August 19, 2019 Share Posted August 19, 2019 i figured that would have long ago extinguished itself. How frightening for Cooper Landing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Longmire Posted August 19, 2019 Author Share Posted August 19, 2019 21 minutes ago, Zonny said: i figured that would have long ago extinguished itself. How frightening for Cooper Landing This will be smoldering long into winter, and parts of it will likely winter over. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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