Fire Detection (2 of 5)
This map shows the area covered by a fire which began on the morning of
1 July 1994 in northern Colorado, near Colorado State University's Pingree
Park mountain campus. By the time of this map, nearly 800 acres (one
square mile is equivalent to 640 acres) had been scorched and two major
spot fires were burning apart from the primary fire. The fire had travelled
across the northwestern edge of the campus, totally destroying two buildings
and heavily damaging seven others.
The information on this map was provided by the U.S. Forest Service and
local firefighters who were on the scene during the fire. Temperature estimates
were derived from a series of about two dozen interviews with those personnel.
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