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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 372,236 |
| episode_id | 62,197 |
| begin_utc | 2012-03-26T20:15:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2012-04-01T06:59:00+00:00 |
| state | COLORADO |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | JEFFERSON & W DOUGLAS COUNTIES ABOVE 6000 FEET / GILPIN / CLEAR CREEK / NE PARK COUNTIES BELOW 9000 FEET |
| deaths_direct | 3 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 11.00M |
| wfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| episode_narrative | Strong southwest winds ahead of an approaching cold front produced high to extreme fire danger across the Front Range Foothills and Palmer Divide. As a result, a 50-acre prescribed burn that had been conducted the previous week reignited in the foothills of Jefferson County, southwest of Denver. The strong wind gusts carried embers from the interior of the burn area, across containment lines and into very dry fuels which initiated the wildfire. It then spread into the crowns of the trees and driven by the strong winds, quickly advanced to the northeast onto private lands. Local firefighters immediately responded to the wildfire, but were unable to contain it, due to the extreme winds and dry and abundant fuels. ||The combination of very strong winds, record warm temperatures and extremely dry conditions for month of March; all contributed to a rapid increase in fire growth during the afternoon of March 26th. A total of 900 homes were evacuated on the 26th. The wildfire scorched a total of 4,150 acres; it destroyed 27 homes and resulted in the deaths of three local residents. The property damage alone was estimated to be $11 million. The Lower North Fork wildfire, south of Conifer, was not 100 percent contained until April 2nd. Peak wind gusts included: 70 mph, 1 mile north of Strasburg; 66 mph, 1 mile northwest of Golden; 62 mph at Cedar Point; and 56 mph at Denver International Airport. Officially in Denver, March 2012 was the driest and least snowiest on record. |
| year | 2,012 |
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