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Jun. 17, 2013, 10:17 PM
Yay, Essie!!!!
i got confirmation yesterday that my deceased (in April, at 45 years young, one year post-retirement) Command Chief's home...
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Jun. 16, 2013, 08:38 PM
High Park, Waldo, and Black Forest simply showed the rest of the nation (world?) the true spirit of the people of Colorado. Over and over I hear how...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 10:08 PM
So, good news and bad news tonight. The destroyed and partially destroyed count keeps going up, but the containment is now 55%. Yay! Realizing...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 06:07 PM
Inciweb is updated usually only once or twice each day, but does hold all the official information for all major/named fires across the nation. It's...
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Jun. 15, 2013, 01:07 AM
Yes, current count is 419 destroyed, 15 partial.
More fires sparked today. MAFFS was on standby. In fact, the crews were on board, strapped in...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 01:27 PM
drmgncolor, thank you! It is definitely not necessary, but we'll have to get together for fun :)
Bear with me, there have been a LOT of changes...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 01:11 PM
Bluey, I was responding to you saying the mountain fires just blow up.
Texas is a place very familiar to MAFFS. Frankly, they hate flying down...
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Jun. 14, 2013, 11:37 AM
This isn't technically a "mountain fire" as the Black Forest is on the leading edge of the plains. It literally is a forest on the plains with very...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 09:38 PM
The official word was because of winds. They were concerned about one dry thunderstorm producing a downdraft microburst. No complaints about them...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 07:25 PM
Winds are high or erratic enough to ground us.
Kind of crazy right now...
Please keep in mind 5% is good news and improvement, but it can...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 06:42 PM
All aerial operations are on hold. Our guys are sitting on the ground at JeffCo and don't know why. News chopper is telling news channels that its...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 05:56 PM
WMW, my planes are recharging and refueling a JEFFCO. The VLAT and LAT are recharging and refueling at Pueblo. That's why their flight patterns are...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 05:27 PM
The DC-10 is a civilian contractor. MAFFS is strictly C-130s (the green-gray 4 turbo-prop planes with big orange numbers). Just an FYI :)
They...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 04:30 PM
Mandatory evacuations have been expanded within the last...I think 45 minutes. I didn't look at the clock. The fire hasn't jumped 83, but it looks...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 02:58 PM
I may be home celebrating my son's 7th birthday today, and I may have snuck out for a very short, very fast run while I had a chance, but my phone...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 12:26 AM
All of you in any portion of the evacuation zones, please just be very aware and careful! Water your roofs, but also don't hesitate to leave.
I...
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Jun. 13, 2013, 12:19 AM
Flying W says they still have room, too. The evacuation boundaries just expanded again (pre-evac).
The Community Center is still standing, but...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 11:04 PM
Yes. And she is far from the first or only one.
MAFFS landed and finalize the day about an hour ago. I have been chatting with our chief...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 07:22 PM
The VLAT was flying over the Royal Gorge Fire last night and today, they've now joined my aircraft in Black Forest. They're recharging in Pueblo. ...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 07:16 PM
My Wing and Maintenance Group Commanders are evacuated. A few of the guys flying are evacuated and flying over their homes. We have more than a...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 05:37 PM
Douglas County is in pre-evacuation. Colorado Springs has updated the pre-evacuation all the way West to I-25. Mandatory evacuations are as far...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 09:03 AM
The holding facility is okay last I heard, but I will find out for sure after a bit. I have a lot of paperwork and orders to go pull so it could...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 01:18 AM
Thanks, FalseImpression. It's just unbelievable around here right now!
New evacuations in Black Forest. The fire is actively growing to the...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:36 AM
Actually, this is the fastest MAFFS has ever ever called up in its 40 years! Won't help some, but will protect hundreds of thousands of others as we...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:11 AM
Okay, now that it's been released publicly I can say we got the alert status call a few hours ago (hence the reason I disappeared for a while) and...
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Jun. 12, 2013, 12:00 AM
I agree, Skydy. That's why I'm not naming things quite yet.
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Jun. 11, 2013, 11:45 PM
FYI: they're now releasing video and photos from Black Forest confirming many farms couldn't get animals out. Horses doing that "I'm uncomfortable...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 10:58 PM
I'm trying to get updates from NIFC and local agencies as I can. There are rescue operations going on in Black Forest now, with a few saying they're...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 10:43 PM
I guess nobody here knows. Well, if she's anywhere near where Sundance Ranch is (where she used to be) its likely her place is no longer. I hope...
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Jun. 11, 2013, 06:42 PM
We're really fine and not even under pre-evac as we're far enough, but given my Wing does aerial firefighting and we're not new to this, we're...
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