Contained 🇺🇸 WAOWF

Airplane Lake Fire

2023 · WAOWF

Acres Burned

6,956

Containment

100%

Location

WAOWF

Year

2023

Structures

—

Casualties

—

Containment progress100%

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Final

100% contained at 6,956 acres. Recovery operations begin.

FOX 13 News Utah

Remote-controlled airplane sparks wildfire that burned 50 acres in Weber County - FOX 13 News Utah

Minnesota firefighting plane struck by gunfire while scooping lake water for wildfire - Yahoo

Man arrested for allegedly shooting airplane fighting Minnesota wildfire - Pioneer Press

Airplane helps put out reignited wildfire in Kansas - KSN.com

National Park Service (.gov)

Fire Response Impacts Lake Powell – Visitors Advised to Use Caution - National Park Service (.gov)

Caution urged for Lake Powell visitors due to fire suppression aircrafts drawing water - Gephardt Daily

NTSB cites wildfire smoke as contributing factor in 2023 Lake Michigan plane crash - CBS News

Wildfire in Crow Wing County forces evacuations in lake country - Star Tribune

Government of Nova Scotia

Photos From Wildfire Response at Lake George, Kings County - Government of Nova Scotia

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