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Eventdex · Wildfire

BARAGA

26235

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event_typeWildfire
ncei_event_id26,235
episode_id4,592
begin_utc2007-04-27T16:30:00+00:00
end_utc2007-05-01T04:59:00+00:00
stateMICHIGAN
cz_typeZ
cz_nameBARAGA
deaths_direct0
deaths_indirect0
injuries_direct0
injuries_indirect0
damage_property0.00K
damage_crops0.00K
wfo_sourcePark/Forest Service
episode_narrativeA prescribed burn by the U.S. Forest Service on the 27th blazed out of control by the 29th fueled by low relative humidity and strong west winds gusting over 40 mph. The wildfire consumed more than 1300 acres in western Baraga County until it was mostly contained by the end of the 30th. |Another fire in northwest Marquette County destroyed three structures and burned approximately 60 acres before it was brought under control on the 29th. A downed power line on Green Garden Road in eastern Marquette County also left 60 homes without power for several hours.
event_narrativeThe Baraga Bump Wildfire, which started as a controlled burn on the 27th, burned out of control by the 29th fueled by low relative humidities and strong west winds gusting over 40 mph. The fire consumed more than 1300 acres in the Baraga Plains area between the 27th and 30th. More than 120 firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service and the Michigan DNR battled the blaze and helped authorities evacuate thirty homes in the Covington area. No injures or structure damage were reported from the fire.
year2,007

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BARAGA — Wildfire — TerraPulse