Jackson Canyon Fire, 2006
by Science Source
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Jackson Canyon Fire, 2006
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During an afternoon of extreme fire behavior, a firewhirl is observed along the flaming front during Jackson Canyon Fire. A fire whirl, colloquially fire devil or fire tornado, is a phenomenon, rarely captured on camera, in which a fire, under certain conditions (depending on air temperature and currents), acquires a vertical vorticity and forms a whirl, or a tornado-like vertically oriented rotating column of air. Fire whirls may be whirlwinds separated from the flames, either within the burn area or outside it, or a vortex of flame, itself. Near Casper, Wyoming August 16, 2006. The Jackson Canyon Fire burned 11,496 acres (40 km?) on the western end of Casper Mountain.
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