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More importantly, fires have long-term effects on the post-burn environment. Fires in seldom-burned rainforests can cause disasters. For example, El Niño-induced surface fires in central Brazilian Amazonia have seriously affected the habitats of birds and primates. [22] Fires also expose animals to dangers such as humans or predators.
An additional four people were later confirmed dead the next day. [23] The Chimney Tops 2 fire had burned 17,006 acres. [12] A total of 14 people died and 134 others were injured in the Smoky Mountains fires, while over 2,400 structures were burned. Damages were totaled to over $500 million. [12] [24]
That fire was 100% contained by mid-morning, according to a Facebook post from the Townsend Area Volunteer Fire Department. Tennessee Forestry took over the scene at 8 p.m. and monitored the fire ...
One of the largest wildfires was the Chimney Tops 2 Fire, which burned more than 10,000 acres, and closed the Chimney Tops Trail. [11] The Great Smoky Mountains wildfires were the deadliest wildfires in Tennessee, [12] as well as the deadliest wildfires in the eastern U.S. since the Great Fires of 1947, which killed 16 people in Maine.
As of Thursday afternoon, at least 27 people had died in the fires, according to the Los Angeles County officials. The county medical examiner’s office is still investigating many of the deaths.
The scene had all the trappings of a wildfire — water hoses, fire engines, people in flame-resistant outfits. But we weren't there to fight it; we were there to light it.
The circumstance under which a fire occurs, and the likely consequences and public safety and welfare, natural and cultural resources, and values to be protected dictate the appropriate management response to fire" (United States Department of Agriculture Guidance for Implementation of Federal Wildland Fire Management Policy, 13 February 2009).
At least 11 people have died and more than 12,000 structures have been destroyed since fires broke out in the LA area beginning Tuesday, Jan. 7. Tens of thousands of acres have been burned through ...