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<br />Wildland/Grassland Fires <br />The Hazard Identification reported that the NCDC recorded zero fire events throughout <br />the II-county planning area between 1951 and 2003. However, the Planning Team took <br />note that the Planning Area was included in the 2002 Presidential Disaster Declaration <br />for wildfires (FEMA DR-1421). In addition, they recognized that fires do occur <br />frequently throughout the planning area, even though they cause little damage and do not <br />qualify for disaster assistance. Wildland/grassland fires seem to increase with drought <br />and with the increase of no-till farming - simply because there is less moisture available <br />- in the air, in the ground, and in the plants. This can be attributed to both drought and <br />the absence of irrigation. There also is an apparent increase in fires in areas where the <br />CRP has prohibited grazing on lands enrolled in the program. In this instance, there is <br />little else to stunt the growth of weeds, which in turn, provide fuel for fires. <br /> <br />The county-by-county assessments include fire losses, and makes available fire fighting <br />costs where that information was available. <br /> <br />Finally, the maps below show how the fire danger changes over the course of the <br />summer. It shows northeastern Colorado as being an area of moderate danger throughout <br />the season. <br /> <br />Observed Fire Danger Class: 22-JUN..{)3 <br /> <br /> <br />"~IW6lo-&ft~.. <br />~ t- . "ItrlH.,b <br />1iiI.M..Ua..... _l:...lIn:aE" <br />IiIlf,p D 1;Ii,'~_ <br /> <br />(In..... Di~'ll trrn=-rp.l <br />'rr"'PAS-..\lAPSGr-apb:l!i JI\aIioIlll.lI~FireCuiW" Ba:M,m <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />Observed Fire Danger Class: 02--QC['-{)3 <br />~~." ~ <br /> <br /> <br />. ................IIlo.. <br />a ~""""""w...':ba_.. <br />II u- . ......7HI~ <br />.~.t:.>:_ <br />r:J W"'p. 0 ~n. <br /> <br />nfl.V. l1:.d'lrH1'p.) <br />WF^S-..'\lAP9Crv.ptlin 1"i.uoIl8lI.k~lIQ':nn,Cm\.n" ~.ID <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />40 <br />