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colorado plainsman
06-24-2012, 11:04 AM
Well 1,000 homes 8,500 people have been evaced so far in the springs area. The fire has burnt around 2,000 acres with 0% containment. Winds could reek some havoc today. 2k acre fire is not huge but it's burning around a pretty populated area with no containment at this point. If anyone is in the area be safe and take care.

Rick
06-24-2012, 11:48 AM
Ditto on the safe part.

crashdive123
06-24-2012, 02:54 PM
Hope everybody stays safe in the area.

Old GI
06-25-2012, 08:50 AM
I'm watching the smoke and local news from many miles to the east of there. They said this morning they are concentrating on structure protection. Your reporter not-on-the-scene -------

finallyME
06-26-2012, 10:28 AM
Utah has a pretty strict burn ban in effect right now. But that isn't stopping all the fires we keep getting. Pretty dry year. Looks like scout camp next week will have no fire.

hunter63
06-26-2012, 11:25 AM
They had a marsh fire yesterday, in a small town west of here, dry enough to burn, wet enough to not be able to get to it.....
Yeah, small change compared to y'all fires out west, but it was interesting that yesterday morning they had just put up the burning ban there, and at noon the fire was reported.

Y'all stay safe.

Rick
06-26-2012, 02:24 PM
A great portion of Indiana is under a no opening burning ban. It's dry as a popcorn fizzle and we're having 15 mph winds to feed a fire if it starts. There has been a couple of brush fires on the bypass around Indy all ready.

crashdive123
06-26-2012, 04:33 PM
Local news (radio) was interviewing a local resident on the Gulf coast that said "Sure wouldn't mind sending the last 30 inches of rain to Colorado. Some counties are just measuring rain in feet instead of inches.

Woodmaster750
06-26-2012, 05:36 PM
Hell send rain this way we're still battleing some fires here in Az. too.

colorado plainsman
06-26-2012, 08:17 PM
Things have gotten much worse out this way today. The winds have been very strong out here spreading the fire. 8K have more have been instructed to evac today. The wildland guys have been comparing this to the "Storm King fire" we had here awhile back. Horrible fire like the perfect storm. Killed several firefighters. There is a rescue call just went out for fire crews to get someone out who wouldn't evac. Crash we would be more than happy to take your 30" of rain right now.

pete lynch
06-27-2012, 04:57 AM
A co-worker of mine and 19 others from here have joined the effort against the Weber fire in the San Juan NF. They said on Inciweb (http://www.inciweb.org/incident/2937/) that this particular wildfire was caused by human.

Rick
06-27-2012, 05:33 AM
That's a great website, Pete. I've never seen it before. Great link.

pete lynch
06-27-2012, 05:36 PM
That's a great website, Pete. I've never seen it before. Great link.
Yeah, I thought there was a site like that but never stumbled upon it till now.

Old GI
06-28-2012, 08:54 AM
Now looking at more that 18K acres and more than 32,000 evacuated. Still only 5% contained. Haven't heard an official number on homes/structures destroyed but some minor official let the figure of 300 come out but not confimed.

Rick
06-28-2012, 09:41 AM
I did read on the news that 300 homes had burned to the ground.

http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Latest-News-Wires/2012/0628/Waldo-Canyon-fire-About-300-homes-destroyed-in-Colorado-Springs

Daniel Nighteyes
06-29-2012, 06:54 PM
Local news (radio) was interviewing a local resident on the Gulf coast that said "Sure wouldn't mind sending the last 30 inches of rain to Colorado. Some counties are just measuring rain in feet instead of inches.

When I lived on the Gulf Coast (1959 - 1988), we measured rain in feet rather than inches. Mobile AL was by far the wettist city in the Nation, with far more annual rainfall -- approximately 72 inches -- than Seattle (although Seattle had more rain-days). Now, it looks like things may have changed just a bit...