North Rim Grand Canyon - CLOSED
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canadug
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So very sad!!
From news sources, " The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing were among the 50 to 80 structures lost. Two wildfires are burning at or near the North Rim, known as the White Sage Fire and the Dragon Bravo Fire. The latter is the one that impacted the lodge and other structures. The park initially was managing it as a controlled burn but then shifted to suppression as it rapidly grew to 7.8 square miles because of hot temperatures, low humidity and wind, fire officials said." Hard to always trust news sources but does this mean a controlled burn got out of control?
From news sources, " The Grand Canyon Lodge, the only lodging inside the park at the North Rim, was consumed by the flames, park Superintendent Ed Keable told park residents, staff and others in a meeting Sunday morning. He said the visitor center, the gas station, a waste water treatment plant, an administrative building and some employee housing were among the 50 to 80 structures lost. Two wildfires are burning at or near the North Rim, known as the White Sage Fire and the Dragon Bravo Fire. The latter is the one that impacted the lodge and other structures. The park initially was managing it as a controlled burn but then shifted to suppression as it rapidly grew to 7.8 square miles because of hot temperatures, low humidity and wind, fire officials said." Hard to always trust news sources but does this mean a controlled burn got out of control?
futurafree
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Is that essentially every structure inside the NP on the North Rim, gone?
fossana
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We've been watching the Forsyth Fire above our town. For those interested in N Rim (or other) fire details, recommend the Watch Duty app, which uses incident management retirees/volunteers to curate public agency incident response feeds, and the feds' AirNow map with daily NOAA satellite spot fire data. You can also download the satellite data here if you want to map it yourself to track the spread and to see which of your favorite trails are impacted.
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