Forest fire, water quality and the incident at Buffalo Creek.

From: American Forests | Date: January 1, 1997| Author: Illg, Gordon; Illg, Cathy | Copyright information

The forest fire that devastated the Buffalo Creek was caused by an unattended campfire resulting to a flash flood when the rain fell. Preventive measures are already a bit too late, but priority funding must be given to the protection against forest fires to prevent them.

When the rains began to fall, few realized what would result from a problem that started with wildfire strategies and ended with. Denver's water supply. "Wait until you see the devastation," Lt. Fritz Day of the J...

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