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Carpenter 1 Fire Day 10 Hot Spot Map 7:30am

July 10, 2013
Carpenter 1 Fire Mt. Charleston 7/10/2013 7:30am Click to View Larger Map

Carpenter 1 Fire Mt. Charleston 7/10/2013 7:30am Click to View Larger Map

Carpenter 1 Fire Mt. Charleston 7/10/2013 7:30am

Hot Spot History - Carpenter 1 Fire Mt. Charleston 7/10/2013 7:30am Click to View Animation

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Carpenter 1 Fire Update 4:38pm New Hotspot Map

July 9, 2013
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Carpenter 1 Fire Hotspot Map 7-9-2013-1613pm Click to View Larger Map

Carpenter 1 Fire Animation

Carpenter 1 Fire Hotspot Animation July 7-9th - Click to View Animation

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Carpenter 1 Fire Update- Day 9- Almost 20,000 Acres Burned 11:19 am

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Carpenter 1 Fire at Mt. Charleston 7/9/2013 0730am- Click to View Larger Map

Fire Facts

Date started: July 1, 2013
Location: Spring Mountains National Recreation Area, W Las Vegas, Nev.
Size: 19,757 acres
Percent contained: 15%
Cause: Lightning
Structures lost: 0
Number of Personnel: 803
Crews: 19
Engines: 44
Dozers: 2
Water Tenders: 10
Helicopters: 9
Injuries: 0
Cost: $4.84 million

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Carpenter 1 Fire at Mt. Charleston July 8, 2013 8:00pm

July 8, 2013
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Mt. Charleston Carpenter 1 fire from Summerlin July 8, 2013 8pm – Click to view larger image.

Sun setting behind Carpenter 1 fire on Monday Night 7-8-2013. Photo Taken from top of Lake Mead Blvd and 2-15. Wind direction is blowing towards the northeast bringing the smoke closer to the Las Vegas Valley. additional info

Photo By: LasVegas360.com

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Mt. Charleston Carpenter 1 Fire Update 5:30pm

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Mt. Charleston Carpenter 1 Fire as of 5:28PM 7/8/2013 - Click to View Larger Map

Total Personnel 753
Size 15,268 acres
Percent Contained 15%

Perimeter (red lines)

MODIS hot spot from satellite sensor, estimated location (1km). (Red Dots)

Source: ESRI http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/user-maps
View Map: http://tmappsevents.esri.com/website/wildfire-responsive/index.html

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Mt. Charleston Carpenter 1 Fire Photo -Update

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Mt. Charleston Carptener 1 Fire as of 2:50 pm 7/8/2013

Perimeter (red lines)

MODIS hot spot from satellite sensor, estimated location (1km). (Red Dots)

Source: ESRI http://www.esri.com/services/disaster-response/wildlandfire/user-maps
View Map: http://tmappsevents.esri.com/website/wildfire-responsive/index.html

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Mt. Charleston Carptener 1 Fire as of 2:50 pm 7/8/2013 darker smoke is visible shifted north from earlier.

Mt. Charleston Carptener 1 Fire

Mt. Charleston Carptener 1 Fire as of 12:30pm 7/8/2013

Mt. Charleston as seen from downtown Las Vegas.

Photos By: LasVegas360.com

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