Wildland Fires Hit Colorado, Arkansas
The spate of winter wildland fires has spread to Colorado and Arkansas (from the Washington Post).
AGUILAR, Colo., Jan. 8 -- The wildfire danger that has been menacing the parched southern plains spread to Arkansas and Colorado on Sunday, where wind-whipped blazes destroyed at least nine houses and forced hundreds of people to evacuate, authorities said.Fires in southern Colorado destroyed five houses, burned at least 6,000 acres and forced several residents to evacuate in Huerfano and Las Animas counties, not far from the New Mexico line.
In Arkansas, a 3,000-acre wildfire destroyed four houses east of Hamburg and chased away nearby residents. The cause of the fire is under investigation. At least 43 were reported in the state Sunday.
I guess one good thing about living in a place where it snows quite a bit is that the fire danger goes way down. If it weren't for the snow, we would probably be in the same boat as the southern plains states regarding grass fires.
I hope those folks get some moisture soon.
