Virginia Wildfire Information and Prevention: Pulaski

Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Texas battles history making wildfires

More wild fires erupt in Texas

Six new fires erupted in Texas on Monday while more out-of-state firefighting reinforcements were dispatched to try to gain control in a state that has lost nearly 600,000 acres to wild fires since February 22.

In the past week alone, fires have burned 309,000 acres, from the Panhandle and high plains in the northwest to the pine woods in the east and the dry brushlands of the border.

That's not counting fires volunteer fire departments have put out, said Texas Forest Service spokesman Alan Craft.

'Swenson Fire' now largest in the U.S.

71,000-acre fire scorches3 counties, now largest in U.S.

Skies Aflame photos by Ayena

Taken between the towns of Alpine, Texas and Ft. Davis Texas during the biggest fire to ever hit the Big Bend Area.

Check out a good story from the Huffington Post including a vido at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/04/11/texas-wildfires-2011-video_n_847776.html

photo credits to Ayena (Flickr), the AP and FOX newsfrom posts to the web.

And lets keep our friends in Pulaski VA and in other locations that have been recently impacted by natural disasters as they struggle to recover.
A few of the wildfires in Texas can be considered a natural disaster HOWEVER many, all to many are the result of human carelessness, accidents or ARSON.

Smokey Bear’s words ‘Only You Can Prevent Wildfires’ seems particularly important
to all citizens in Texas during this very dangerous conditions.

Check out

http://www.smokeybear.com/wildfires.asp

and

http://txforestservice.tamu.edu/main/article.aspx?id=10032

And learn more about how ONLY YOU CAN PREVENT WILDFIRES.

Thanks

Sunday, April 10, 2011

Tornadoes in Pulaski VA

Multiple Tornadoes Confirmed In Virginia County Friday

Pulaski maintains emergency shelter, imposes curfew after devastating tornadoes

PULASKI, Va. — The National Weather Service has confirmed two tornadoes in Pulaski County, Va., about 50 miles north of Mount Airy, N.C.

The Roanoke Times reports that a team on Saturday surveyed the storms from Friday night.

The first tornado was rated EF-2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, with estimated winds of 125 miles per hour. It was 440 yards in width and had a path nearly two miles long. There were eight injuries associated with that tornado and several homes had roofs removed.

A second tornado touched down near the National Guard armory on U.S. 11. It was rated a strong EF-1 tornado with estimated winds of 105 to 110 miles per hour and had a path 480 yards wide and 2.6 miles long. A gas station and several homes were damaged, with one mobile home being demolished.

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