A prescribed burn at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal turned dread when a dust deuce organize , drawing in the fire and nearby tumbleweeds to create a purl inferno .
A whirlwind of Russian thistle blows up 200 feet into the air from the Uvalda irrigation ditch during a ordained fire at Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge on the prairie near metropolitan Denver , Colorado . whirlwind such as this are by nature occurring and commonly created by divergent wind patterns . In this example , the whirlwind pulled the fire across the control stemma , causing burn tumbleweed to start a dapple fire . The safety of the populace and our firefighter is always our number one priority and harbor crowd quickly eliminate the flame , which is standard routine .
Fully prepared and trained fireman from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service , U.S. Forest Service , South Metro , Denver , Fairmount , and West Metro Fire Departments conducted the positive fervency to crystallise overgrown botany , cut wildfire risk to nearby home , and stimulate growth of aboriginal switchgrass and Amerind grass . Burns are regularly schedule at the Refuge to subjugate the possibleness of accidental fire on our prairie . This telecasting dramatically demonstrate the need for this platform . Another burn took lieu on Wednesday , March 19th , during which an additional 678 acres were burned agree to plan .
“ What we saw and how we oppose is just what we want out of our fire crews — well planned with mountain of on - land site imagination to handle contingencies , prophylactic first , and well trained folk got after it promptly , ” said Refuge Manager David Lucas .
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