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Steve Price
Draper, UT USA

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As the smoke obscured the sun, it began to look rather apocalyptic. There were five fires in Utah over the latter part of last week into the weekend. This one was called the Jacob City Fire and it consumed over 4,000 acres. Yesterday's news..."A man was arrested Tuesday after police say his negligent actions sparked the Jacob City Fire."

Had this fire gotten into a densely populated urban environment the results would have been catastrophic. The mountains and prevalent winds caused the fire to move uphill only where no structures were located. The fire was about 20 miles from my house as the crow flies. Very dry, hot and windy out here in the southwest US.

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David Callejas, Marketing Director, helps bring EarthSky's content to the world via online ads and other products. He creates strategies that help people around the world find us and appreciate the work we do. He helps manage the EarthSky Store and bring to you the new products that you love. He's the chief liaison between EarthSky.org and the world of commerce. All that, plus he helps post content and populate our pages on Facebook, Google+ and Twitter. Go David!