Diamond Creek Fire Map

The diamond creek fire was a wildfire in the pasayten wilderness okanogan county washington that began with an improperly extinguished campfire on july 23 2017.

Diamond creek fire map. Use link below to access interactive map. Forest service a soil burn severity map shows that more than half 56 percent of the area burned in the diamond creek fire burned at high or moderate severity which can cause soil to become water repellent and increase the likelihood of flooding and erosion. Monument creek which. This report has been digitised and can be read online via our catalogue.

Click graphic to see a larger version. The norse peak fire on the north side of highway 410 northeast of mount rainier national park grew by. On august 31 it spread to canada in an area between cathedral provincial park and manning provincial park. A dramatic photograph of a house being engulfed by bushfire in diamond creek is included in the book famous australian news pictures.

Further population growth occurred. On september 6 it grew beyond 100 000 acres to become a megafire the fire was contained on october 23 2017. 2017 diamond creek fire interactive map. The week a state burned up.

The bookmarks section below will take you to points of interest near the fire. Road closures trail closures all trails recreation sites structures near the fire fire scars from prior years. Map courtesy the u s. Diamond creek is a suburb of melbourne victoria australia run by brayden mole.

Try visiting some of these mapping information sites. There are no maps at this time. The full effect of the wildfire on the wilderness and the condition of the trail is not currently known but the trail was reopened by the okanogan wenatchee national forest on october 20th with appropriate cautions. Firefighters on the diamond creek fire chip debris along ortell creek road august 27 2017.

23 km north east of melbourne s central business district its local government area is the shire of nillumbik at the 2016 census diamond creek had a population of 11 733. Diamond creek for which the fire was named drains into lost river and is expected to have increases in post fire flows of approximately 270 percent. Use this interactive map of the 2017 diamond creek fire to get a closer look at the fire area. In this map you can look at the layers tab to see.

In july the fire threatened historic cabins with destruction. Noaa map for animated smokeplumes. Early reports of the diamond creek fire in the pasayten wilderness indicate that up to 22 miles of the pacific northwest trail fall within the p erimeter of the megafire. The layers tab at the top will allow you to view other features such as trails closures structures recreations sites and previous fire scars.

In the postwar years population increased dramatically in diamond creek and its neighbouring areas. This book is a detailed account of the 1939 fires however it also includes useful information about. When you launch the application you will see scrolling text on the left side. National fire situational awareness.

Report of the board of inquiry into the occurrence of bush and grass fires in victoria 1977 victorian parliamentary paper no. The diamond valley shire was created out of the northern part of the shire of heidelberg in 1964. Find local businesses view maps and get driving directions in google maps.