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  • #181
    There is a thunderstorm that is stationary over the High Park Fire right now. TV just popped up with a Flash Flood Warning for the area. From one disaster to another??
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    • #182
      Oh, dear. 346 homes lost (so far) in the Waldo Canyon fire...

      They seem to be making progress with the High Park fire though..

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      • #183
        All I can say is Thank God that these wild-fires have not fire-stormed yet! Or there wouldnt be much out-running them. My bro was a volunteer FF in Australia who luckily missed the Victoria Firestorm a couple of years ago - that was devastating in the cost of lives lost. His mates were (during the body clean-up) cursing the people who didnt listen to the "EVACUATE NOW" orders.

        I check in here and on FB as I have friends who live in/near Fort Collins (my geography of the area isnt great) and her husband is a fire-fighter.

        PLEASE if you are told to evacuate, evacuate
        Still Working_on_it - one day I will get it!

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        • #184
          Originally posted by dani0303 View Post
          There is a thunderstorm that is stationary over the High Park Fire right now. TV just popped up with a Flash Flood Warning for the area. From one disaster to another??
          Thats OK, a flash flood is easily avoided by staying away from vulnerable areas. Better the rain..

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            #185
            Originally posted by dani0303 View Post
            There is a thunderstorm that is stationary over the High Park Fire right now. TV just popped up with a Flash Flood Warning for the area. From one disaster to another??
            I read something on the Coloradoan that the poudre looks like an oil slick, it is so full of soot and ash

            Originally posted by RaeHughes View Post
            All I can say is Thank God that these wild-fires have not fire-stormed yet!
            That's exactly what happened in the Springs Tuesday night, and why so many houses were lost and 32000 people evacuated. Winds of 65 miles an hour and there was nothing anyone could do but get out of the way.

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            • #186
              Originally posted by RaeHughes View Post
              All I can say is Thank God that these wild-fires have not fire-stormed yet! Or there wouldnt be much out-running them. My bro was a volunteer FF in Australia who luckily missed the Victoria Firestorm a couple of years ago - that was devastating in the cost of lives lost. His mates were (during the body clean-up) cursing the people who didnt listen to the "EVACUATE NOW" orders.

              I check in here and on FB as I have friends who live in/near Fort Collins (my geography of the area isnt great) and her husband is a fire-fighter.

              PLEASE if you are told to evacuate, evacuate
              There has been one fatality that we know of in the High Park fire (the one by Fort Collins) and it occured at the very beginning of the fire.
              People have ,for the most part, been very smart about evacuating. It is terribly dry here with many dead trees (beetle kill) and one would have to be quite stupid to ignore evacuation orders.

              I remember your terrible firestorms in Australia, they looked absolutely horrible.

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              • #187
                Originally posted by Simkie View Post
                I read something on the Coloradoan that the poudre looks like an oil slick, it is so full of soot and ash



                That's exactly what happened in the Springs Tuesday night, and why so many houses were lost and 32000 people evacuated. Winds of 65 miles an hour and there was nothing anyone could do but get out of the way.
                Yes, there are concerns about water quality, and erosion from rain certainly won't help matters. The breweries in Fort Collins are struggling with the issue already..

                Nice to see that Mishawka didn't burn!

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                • #188
                  Contamination of Horsetooth is a very big problem for many towns in the area that draw drinking water from there, but I was thrilled with the rain in FOCO. It petered out by the time it got to us, just wind.

                  Another big problem is the 2000 dairy goats set to converge on The Ranch for the national conference. Stampede will be over by then, so maybe evacuees could end up at Island Grove, but Weld CO Fair is the end of July. At least everyone can plan for another move
                  Originally posted by The Saddle
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                  • #189
                    RaeHughs, the Waldo Canyon Fire DID firestorm. It is now the most destructive fire in Colorado history.

                    346 homes destroyed (burned to the ground) on 35 streets, no number on damaged. 10 people have been reported missing. Fire still listed at 18,500 acres and 5% contained.

                    Someone asked about the Cliff Dwellings. They are fine (and non-native to the area, btw). Cave of the Winds is also fine. Certainly not out of the woods (no pun intended), but no damage.

                    We have dropped about 120,000 gallons of Phoscheck as of this afternoon. I've forgotten sortie rates. We are all tired, but it's nothing compared to the wildland crews, urban firefighters, police, hot shots and smoke jumpers.
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                    • #190
                      Wow Kenike that's some damage. I haven't been around today to listen to the news.

                      I did see today on my way north to the barn that there was smoke coming off the front of the Flat Irons (or Bear mtn) toay as opposed to the back on Tuesday. The wind was calm when I was there so Im hoping they were able to get a ahead of that one.

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                      • #191
                        Waldo Canyon Fire:

                        Several evacuation areas have been lifted as of 8pm. The streets that have burned homes has been released.

                        Containment is at 10%.

                        There are "boots on the ground" in the Woodland Park area.

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                        • #192
                          QuoteL:the Waldo Canyon Fire DID firestorm. It is now the most destructive fire in Colorado history.

                          Then all I can say is THANK GOD this is not a heavily populated area of Colorado! In Victoria, when the wild-fires joined together and fire-stormed, the losses were a lot higher in a very quick succession - whole towns simply being wiped off the map in less than hours ... The video footage coming out of the US is not like that coming out of Victoria at the time - it looked like a volcanic eruption.

                          Not taking anything away from Colorado - it's horrific and the one thing I cant stand is fires - would rather drown at least it is supposed to be more "pleasant".

                          Oh well, probably just the news media under-reporting the real important stuff and over-reporting the celbutards ... as usual.
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                          • #193
                            Some numbers have been adjusted.

                            15% contained.
                            16,750 ac burned
                            You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something… S. Jobs

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                            • #194
                              We are hoping for a nice rain for several days to help the fire danger! Of course on the already burned area we don't want a flash flood which doesn't take much. But the rest of the state is in need of a lot of rain.
                              It has been a very stressful few weeks which doesn't seem like it will end soon for us animal/homeowners & all we want is RELIEF!!!! Praying for a nice monsoon season which should start in another two or three weeks.

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                              • #195
                                Originally posted by RaeHughes View Post
                                QuoteL:the Waldo Canyon Fire DID firestorm. It is now the most destructive fire in Colorado history.

                                Then all I can say is THANK GOD this is not a heavily populated area of Colorado! In Victoria, when the wild-fires joined together and fire-stormed, the losses were a lot higher in a very quick succession - whole towns simply being wiped off the map in less than hours ... The video footage coming out of the US is not like that coming out of Victoria at the time - it looked like a volcanic eruption.

                                Not taking anything away from Colorado - it's horrific and the one thing I cant stand is fires - would rather drown at least it is supposed to be more "pleasant".

                                Oh well, probably just the news media under-reporting the real important stuff and over-reporting the celbutards ... as usual.
                                Raehughs, Colorado Springs is the second largest city in the state. The fire just hit the northwest corner of it. Sorry our videos are not as spectacular as the ones in Victoria. 346 homes is still nothing to be laughed at, especially to those 346 families who are now homeless.
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                                • #196
                                  Here's a link to a pic of just one small neighborhood. The Daily Mail's home page also has one of another area...a few homes survived.

                                  http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...BLES-size.html

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                                  • #197
                                    RaeHughs, are you freaking kidding me?!? Colorado Springs is the second largest city in the state with over a half-million people! How is that not very populated?? The fact it was ONLY 346 homes burned to the ground is an f'ing miracle. That number WILL grow as interiors and structural integrity of the homes still standing are inspected. You are not here and have NO idea what it was like to see and experience. These flames were screaming at 65+ mph and i can attest to the sound it was making resembling a freight train rolling down the I-25 spur. It LOOKED like a volcano, it had NO mercy, and it is not even close to being contained. You may not have meant to offend, but your latest statement just pissed me off but good. Good god...

                                    JillInTX, yes. I am the Wing Historian for the 302d Airlift Wing, USAF Reserve, Peterson AFB. It is our C-130s conducting the Phoscheck retardant drops, with the help of the 153d Airlift Wing, WY ANG, Cheyenne. They will soon be rotated out for the 146th Airlift Wing, CA ANG, Channel Islands. I have been in the Air Force for 16 years (6 1/2 Active Duty, the rest as a Reservist). Thanks for asking (and sorry for the book).

                                    The fire is now 15% contained and downgrade to 16,750 acres with better GPS mapping. That means Woodland Park and most of Teller County are mostly safe. They remain evacuated at this time. About half of the 32,500 people in Springs were allowed back home tonight, though they remain in a Pre-Evacuation status.

                                    Now the sad news: the Waldo Canyon Fire is now fatal. 9 people remain missing, but the 10th was found in the rubble of their house tonight. I have a name, but it is from an unofficial source and it hasn't been released. I am sick and heartbroken over it. There is another individual listed as missing from this same home, but that person has not been located with the deceased.

                                    I fear for one friend who now only has her car that took her to safety and the clothes she's been wearing since Tuesday. She does not handle stress well and I will not be surprised if she is hospitalized soon.

                                    Lastly, it was confirmed the White House accepted the request for Expedited Major Disaster Declaration earlier this evening. This is not a surprise as it was announced the President is visiting tomorrow. National Guard units were activated earlier, too. Kind of obvious what was happening.

                                    I am getting to bed late tonight with a heavy heart. I am recalled for Presidential Duty tomorrow, so long as the itinerary has not changed. Another superfire is happening on the Western Slope....and it's not good. Please keep Colorado in your thoughts
                                    and prayers.
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                                    • #198
                                      Terrible to hear of the missing and the dead.
                                      Not surprising though , considering how the fire blew up with such speed. What a nightmare we are having...

                                      Nothing to do, except to do EVERYTHING we can, and not give in to despair.

                                      RaeHughes, I'm sure you did not intend to be insensitive (and I'm sure some folks here are not familiar with the tragic firestorm that happened in Australia).

                                      I think everyone, here in Colorado, is feeling a bit raw at this point in time, thus the heated reaction, by some, to your post....
                                      Last edited by skydy; Jun. 29, 2012, 02:47 AM.

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                                      • #199
                                        http://news.yahoo.com/photos/aerial-...192757742.html

                                        just wow
                                        Nothing says "I love you" like a tractor. (Clydejumper)

                                        The reports states, “Elizabeth reported that she accidently put down this pony, ........, at the show.”

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                                        • #200
                                          More photographs...

                                          http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...-springs/5735/

                                          After seeing the devastation and how one home may be left standing surrounded by destruction I am so impressed and thankful for the firefighters that were in the middle of that doing their best and beyond to save what they could.

                                          I watched the smoke increase as the firestorm started and saw the flames crest the hill just before I left work. Something I don't think I'll ever forget.

                                          We had 29 people from my group that were evacuated and have yet to hear if any lost their homes.
                                          You can't connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something… S. Jobs

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