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A view of the Homestake Fire on October 18th (the fire burned from October 17 to 20, 1991) from the S curve on Hwy 24.
"Though threatening, the Homestake Fire swept quickly through its high-terrain tinderbox and actually provided a helpful burn-off of ground grasses that may promote and fertilize the area's prime wildlife forage. At one point, according to firefighters at the scene, the fire traveled 30-feet per minute and was stoked periodically...
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Fire crews and trucks parked in a meadow on Castle Peak with forest fire in center background. Photo taken on September 22, 1944.
[Title supplied from catalog prepared by the Eagle County Historical Society.]