EAST TROUBLESOME FIRE GROWS OVER 100,000 ACRES OVERNIGHT

Payne Institute Mines student worker Elijah Mt. Castle utilized the Earth Observation Group VIIRS Nightfire technology to see that the East Troublesome Fire grew over 100,000 acres overnight October 21. The fire is threatening various towns and national parks in the area and is currently the fourth largest fire in Colorado History.  October 25, 2020.