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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 673,746 |
| episode_id | 112,790 |
| begin_utc | 2017-03-06T18:30:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2017-03-07T23:00:00+00:00 |
| state | COLORADO |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | LOGAN COUNTY |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 1 |
| damage_property | 1.00M |
| wfo_source | County Official |
| episode_narrative | High wind gusts ranging from 60 to 70 mph allowed a grassfire to quickly spread from Logan into extreme parts of southwest Sedgwick and northwest Phillips Counties. The fire started just northeast of Sterling and within eight hours, it had had raced 23 miles across Interstate 76 into Phillips County, toward Haxtun. Officials declared a State of Emergency for Logan County. County officials sent out 900 pre-evacuation notices, and evacuated schools in Fleming, Haxtun and Iliff. Colorado Highway 59 was closed in both directions from Interstate 76 to Haxtun, where 15 to 20 power poles were damaged. The blowing dust and smoke reduced visibilities in the area. The American Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter in Sterling for those evacuated from Crook and the surrounding area. By late afternoon, the fire consumed 32,564 acres. Four homes were lost, three in Logan County and one in Phillips County. A high number of out buildings were also lost including: garages, shops and barns. There was significant agricultural loss and an untold number of vehicles were destroyed including tractors. Up to three hundred head of cattle were destroyed as well as several horses. The fire was allegedly started when a Logan County resident was welding on a metal feed trough in a dry cornfield during the extremely windy conditions. Preliminary damage estimates included nine residents in Logan County that lost approximately $420,000 in lost structures and thousands more in farmland. Another resident reportedly lost $500,000 in land and property. Officials said it could take up to three years for land to recover from the wildfire. |
| year | 2,017 |
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