10-28-2004, 09:20 PM
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Leave me alone!
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In Alaska, we cannot log and sell beetle kill trees to provide jobs ect, we just get to watch them burn every year. Thanks Greenies.
Fires
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2004 Wildland Fire Season Summary
Despite going into the 2004 fire season on the heels of continuing drought and dry fuel conditions, the season transpired into a below-average year across most of the nation. Alaska, the lone exception, experienced its worst fire season on record. Alaska accounted for 703 fires and 6,517,200 acres burned. The lower 48 states experienced 61,873 fires burning 1,394,144 acres. Fewer dry lightning storms and high initial attack success rates contributed to the fire season being less severe than anticipated across the lower 48.
Alaska held the fire season of records this year. This summer was the warmest and third driest on record and set the record for the most lightning strikes (9,022 strikes) in a 24 hour period on July 15. The highest number of Incident Management Teams (IMT) and hot shot crews from the lower 48 states were used. Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Management Teams were used for the first time and more IMTs and hot shot crews were mobilized from the lower 48 states than in any previous season. Also for the first time ever, engines were shipped from the lower 48 states to Alaska. More water-scooping aircraft (CL-215s and 415s) and single engine airtankers (SEATS) were used than ever before in a single season. Additionally, there were more evacuations and threatened communities than ever before during a fire season in Alaska.
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Back button again, I must be getting old.
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