Pray for CO

[Zach]

These fires are just getting downright scary.

The Waldo fire in CO. Springs has turned and evacuated 32K. I think every hotel room from The Springs to Denver is taken. It's closing in on AFA.

There's still the High Park fire up near Ft. Collins and a the Flagstaff fire near Boulder.

There's nothing near me yet and no friends or co-workers have been affected that I know of, but everyone out here could use some prayers.

We need rain in a serious way and I'd love to see a miracle happen overnight.

 

[Summitthunting]

How about they gather up all the tree huggers in Boulder and make a human fire line.

 

[Zach]

Forgot to mention, but it goes without saying, say a prayer for these Fire Fighters. These folks are doing a heck of a job in the conditions they are fighting.

 

[Oak]

Not a good situation in Colorado Springs tonight.

 

[huntbux]

wow, hope that everyone is OK and they get those put out as soon as possible.

 

[Oak]

http://t.co/z7yLGN82

 

[Big Slick]

I agree Zach, it will take a lot of prayers to get some relieve for these fire fighters. Watched a lightning show here on the front range yesterday at about 3 pm. About 45 mins later we saw a new smoke cloud a few miles off. I have a lot of guys on the wagon as far as smoking goes on my job sites. I don't think they understand the severity of the situation in our state. It lookes like it was going to rain yesterday but I think it was evaporating before it could get to the ground.

 

[jlmatthew]

The smoke last night was really bad. It was like driving into a Middle East sand storm. I attended a CPW meeting last night and while at the meeting the evacuation line was extended to only one block away from us, not good.

Good news is the C-130's at work were flying hard now that they've been requested

 

[noharleyyet]

That picture is heartbreaking.

 

[mixedbag]

I sure hope you get the needed rains and the firemen are safe!!!

 

[Zach]

News feed I red this morning says 100 homes lost.

This reminds me of the Cedar fire in San Diego when I was living there. That thing burned from the mountains almost to the ocean.

 

[BuzzH]

I'm praying for people to start figuring out where they live and the risks involved as well as how to prevent this type of thing from the get-go.

I've worked a bunch on the Front Range, including the area around Colorado Springs. The places people build their houses is truly unbelievable. Hardly any defensible space, narrow roads, trees up to their houses, building on steep slopes, the list goes on and on.

The sad part of these situations are that they are laregely preventable, but it takes cooperation, common sense, and $$$.

Having fought fire for many years, there is no way I'd ever buy a house or live in areas at risk of these type of events.

 

[Ben Lamb]

Bad situation to be sure.

Wonder if this made it any worse: http://grist.org/article/2010-04-20-colorado-springs-experiments-with-nearly-no-government/

 

[Zach]

I'm praying for people to start figuring out where they live and the risks involved as well as how to prevent this type of thing from the get-go.

I've worked a bunch on the Front Range, including the area around Colorado Springs. The places people build their houses is truly unbelievable. Hardly any defensible space, narrow roads, trees up to their houses, building on steep slopes, the list goes on and on.

The sad part of these situations are that they are laregely preventable, but it takes cooperation, common sense, and $$$.

Having fought fire for many years, there is no way I'd ever buy a house or live in areas at risk of these type of events.

Some of these homes are subdivision, not outskirts up in the mountains. I've heard reports of blowing ash 1 mile ahead of the fire lines.

I saw the largest fire in San Diego personally and how it ripped through area's that you NEVER would have thought it would.

.02

 

[BuzzH]

People live in a desert/semi-desert environment prone to high winds, low relative humidities, with surrounding areas of undeveloped forests that have had fire suppression for 100+ years with massive fuel loads...then claim they're shocked that a nearby sub-division burns up. Anyone thats fought one large fire understands that fires spot ahead of themselves...nothing new or shocking there.

Unbelieveable, and exactly why these things are happening, and will continue to happen, despite the eduacational efforts of local, state, and federal fire agencies.

I'm not surprised in the slightest by whats going on...

 

[Zach]

If anyone in CO has a portable A/C unit they would like to rent/sell, please shoot me a PM.

I've got a buddy in the springs with a 6 mo old, no A/C in his house and he can't open windows.

Thanks,
Zach

 

[DaveHawk]

My prayers are with all you guys out there.

 

[jlmatthew]

If anyone in CO has a portable A/C unit they would like to rent/sell, please shoot me a PM.

I've got a buddy in the springs with a 6 mo old, no A/C in his house and he can't open windows.

Thanks,
Zach

Is this for Dennis? I have two he can have

 

[Summitthunting]

I've got a window unit and in-room portable he can borrow. Let me know.

 

[Zach]

Jason, Lemme know if you and Dennis hook up and need help with these.

I've got a window unit and in-room portable he can borrow. Let me know.

Thanks! If what jlmatthew has doesn't work I'll shoot you a PM.