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September 4, 1998 |
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| The WiFE crew departed Jefferson County Airport aboard the NSF/NCAR C130 to observe the Challenge Fire (about 40 mi east northeast of Kalispell, MT) in Flathead National Forest, and several other prescribed natural burns within and near Glacier National Park. | |
The National Interagency Fire Center's Incident Management Situation Report reported that the fire was expanding on both north and south flanks that day, and that the fire was burning in remote, roadless country, with steep, rocky slopes and rugged terrain. Data notes (PDF) |
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| The U.S. Forest Service map of large wildfires showed 31 large fires burning across the U.S. on 9/4/98 (Click for full-size image) | |
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| The Challenge Fire and 13 other wildfires and wildfire complexes were quite intense; some were visible from satellite (image from CIRA/RAMM RAMSDIS).(Click for uncropped image.) | Click HERE for more images of these fires. |
This day also provided some imagery of dramatic fire behavior ... |
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Last Modified: 21 Jul 2000
