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enlightenment

(8,830 posts) Tue Jul 9, 2013, 07:05 PM Jul 2013

Carpenter 1 Fire - Mt Charleston (outside Las Vegas)

has been declared the "priority fire" in the West. 800+ personnel fighting this one, so please spare a thought or two for those brave folks battling fire on this mountain.

http://www.mynews3.com/content/news/local/story/Carpenter-1-wildfire-mount-charleston-las-vegas/OEthoy7LLkGw1JwJzOiPcA.cspx

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Carpenter 1 Fire - Mt Charleston (outside Las Vegas) (Original Post) enlightenment Jul 2013 OP

Flew over it yesterday. mn9driver Jul 2013 #1

It already is causing them - the smoke is almost blanketing the city now. enlightenment Jul 2013 #2

mn9driver

(4,575 posts)

1. Flew over it yesterday.

Reply to enlightenment (Original post)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 08:29 PM

Jul 2013

It's a bad one. If the wind shifts it will cause big smoke problems in Vegas.

enlightenment

(8,830 posts)

2. It already is causing them - the smoke is almost blanketing the city now.

Reply to mn9driver (Reply #1)

Tue Jul 9, 2013, 08:55 PM

Jul 2013

The wind has shifted from yesterday - it was blowing it east/northeast. Now it's south/southeast. The sun looks kinda like the Eye of Sauron.

Somebody said the fire has jumped into Kyle Canyon, but I haven't been able to confirm it. That would be very, very bad.

803 firefighters - 18 hotshot crews. Wretched terrain and shifting canyon winds. Buildings can be replaced, people can't be. Trying not to worry too much.

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