See also back burn ing. infobox UK place country Scotland static image static image caption latitude 57.39 longitude 02.78 official name Backburn population shire district unitary scotland Aberdeenshire metropolitan borough metropolitan county region constituency westminster post town postcode district postcode area dial code os grid reference NJ5334 Backburn is a rural settlement near Gartly in Aberdeenshire , Scotland . Image The Smithy, Backburn.jpg thumb left On the right the old Smithy at Backburn, now a private residence, farm buildings on the left Category Villages in Aberdeenshire Aberdeenshire geo stub ... more details
Infobox wildfire title Milford Flat Fire image location Central Utah date July 6, 2007 time 3 45 PM timezone Mountain Time Zone MDT area convert 363052 acres sqmi ha source Lightning landuse buildings fatalities injuries The Milford Flat Fire was the largest wildfire in Utah history. It was started by lightning on Friday, July 6, 2007 at 3 45 pm near Milford, Utah . The fire burned 363,052 acres 567 square miles and caused large stretches of I 15 to be temporarily closed. Many veteran firefighters had stated this was the fastest moving fire they had ever seen. On Saturday, July 7, smoke caused numerous wrecks on I 15, including a 5 car pile up, and a fatal Hit and run vehicular hit and run that killed 2 motorcyclists from California . The fire also caused 10 truckers to abandon their cargo trailers on the side of the road. A convert 93 mi km 0 sing on stretch of I 15 was later closed. The fire crossed the freeway around Cove Fort, Utah Cove Fort that afternoon, causing it to be evacuated. The fire narrowly missed the local Chevron Corporation Chevron gas station, but claimed 2 garage like structures near it, including the Dog Valley Trading Post , as well as a crew cab pickup truck left in a Park and Ride lot. By that evening the fire had amassed to convert 160000 acre km2 1 . On Sunday, July 8, the fire slowed down somewhat, reaching the convert 283000 acre km2 0 sing on mark by evening. The freeway was reopened, but later a convert 60 mi km 0 sing on stretch was closed for 5 hours. Also, FEMA announced the appropriation of federal funds to help fight the fire. Some evacuated residents of Cove Fort returned to view the damage. On July 9, Firefighters were going to Glossary of wildland fire terms B backburn parts of I 15, but the winds changed, and the plans were canceled. More crews arrived, bringing the total personnel from 200 to about 300 firefighters. By the end of the day, the fire had grown to convert 311000 acre km2 0 , but was 10 contained. July 10, more fi ... more details
Infobox television episode Title The Devil in the Dark Image Image STDevilDark.jpg 270px Caption Kirk faces the Horta. Series Star Trek The Original Series Season 1 Episode 25 Production 026 Airdate Startdate 1967 03 09 Writer Gene L. Coon Director Joseph Pevney Music Alexander Courage Photographer Gerald Perry Finnerman Jerry Finnerman Guests Ken Lynch Chief Engineer Vanderberg Janos Prohaska Horta Barry Russo Security Chief Giatto Brad Weston Appel Biff Elliot Schmitter George Allen actor George E. Allen Engineer 1 Dick Dial Sam Davis Roberts Lewis Eddie Paskey Lt. Leslie Frank da Vinci Lt. Osborne John Cavett Guard Ron Veto Security Guard Frank Backburn Lt. Hadley Prev This Side of Paradise Star Trek The Original Series This Side of Paradise Next Errand of Mercy Episode list List of Star Trek The Original Series episodes List of Star Trek The Original Series episodes The Devil in the Dark is a first season episode Star Trek The Original Series which first aired on March 9, 1967. It was repeated on June 15, 1967. It is episode 25 of the first season and was written by Gene Coon Gene L. Coon and directed by Joseph Pevney . William Shatner writes in his memoirs that The Devil in the Dark was his favorite original Star Trek episode. ref William Shatner, Star Trek Memories , Harper Torch, 1994 paperback, p.200 ref From Shatner s perspective, this episode was exciting, thought provoking and intelligent, it contained all of the ingredients that made up our very best Star Treks . ref Shatner, op. cit., p.200 ref Overview Captain Kirk and Spock face off with a deadly subterranean beast. Plot On Stardate 3196.1, the starship USS USS Enterprise NCC 1701 Enterprise , under the command of Captain James T. Kirk, is sent to the pergium mining colony on planet List of Star Trek planets G L J Janus VI to investigate reports of a strange creature which recently killed 50 miners with a strong corrosive substance and is destroying equipment. The curiosity of Kirk s First Officer, Sc ... more details
the line is being constructed. B Backburn Precautionary fire set downwind of main fire for controlled ... incorrectly called a backburn. Head of a fire The most rapidly spreading portion of a fire s perimeter ... more details
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