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Post by Vegas on Jul 4, 2013 21:27:17 GMT -5
I don't know if anyone here has been to Mount Charleston just outside of Las Vegas, but it is currently being evacuated and the road between Las Vegas and Mount Charleston has been blocked off due to a 1,250 acre wildfire which I can actually partly see if I step outside my home which is on the far western side of the city near Mount Charleston. Thankfully though it does not sound like the wildfire is going to reach Las Vegas. www.reviewjournal.com/news/fire-rescue/kyle-canyon-under-mandatory-evacuation |
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Post by Vegas on Jul 5, 2013 1:45:26 GMT -5
it was weird tonight watching the fireworks shoot off from the Red Rock Casino in front of a mountain that is visibly on fire
with the flames, the hills outside of Las Vegas at night really look like Mordor
with the heat and winds, the fire (which has now crested over the peak of Mount Charleston) is expected to spread in size tomorrow and over the weekend
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Post by cruefan68 on Jul 5, 2013 11:15:32 GMT -5
it was weird tonight watching the fireworks shoot off from the Red Rock Casino in front of a mountain that is visibly on fire with the flames, the hills outside of Las Vegas at night really look like Mordor with the heat and winds, the fire (which has now crested over the peak of Mount Charleston) is expected to spread in size tomorrow and over the weekend Wow, stay safe Vegas and keep us posted if you can. |
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Post by Vegas on Jul 5, 2013 13:58:28 GMT -5
 this is what it looked like last night (sort of like Mordor) the wildfire is now 2,000 acres and 0% contained, but still not considered a threat to Las Vegas (although the air has smoke in it when you walk outside here.) |
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Post by Vegas on Jul 6, 2013 2:34:08 GMT -5
Due to the heat, high winds, and lack of regional precipitation, reportedly not much progress was made on containing the fire today which has forced 500 evacuations and is currently threatening about 400 structures in areas surrounding Las Vegas.
They are using the high school I teach at as the command post and as a place the firemen can encamp which makes sense because of the 48 high schools in our district we are actually the school closest to the fire so it is a good place to concentrate their resources.
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Post by Vegas on Jul 7, 2013 6:05:11 GMT -5
the main fire is now 5% contained, hopefully they make more progress on it tomorrow recent photo:  |
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Post by Horrorshow on Jul 7, 2013 6:16:05 GMT -5
Absolutely terrifying photo. We do get a lot of flooding in various parts but nothing ever like this in the UK. Very scary.
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Post by Vegas on Jul 8, 2013 6:37:57 GMT -5
good progress reportedly made today by the 600 plus firefighters fighting the wildfire as it is now described as 15% contained (2 days ago it was 0% contained)
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Post by Vegas on Jul 10, 2013 6:41:32 GMT -5
the situation has gotten somewhat worse as the first structure was destroyed and the fire is getting closer to some homes in the area of Kyle Canyon (right now I am really glad my offer from a few years ago to buy this one home in the hills even closer to where the fire is happening was rejected.)
the fire was considered 15% contained but it is now considered only 10% contained, but still probably not a threat to the city of Las Vegas itself
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Post by Vegas on Jul 10, 2013 6:50:05 GMT -5
a recent photo (I actually live between the Stratosphere shown in the photo and the fire- but I don't think I am in danger from the fire because it is not quite as close as it looks):  |
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