Registered Member #1675 Joined: Tue Nov 25 2008, 09:29AM : Posts: 3388
yesterday wildlandfirecom had a report of a small control burn going on.. but winds have kicked up and has pushed this fire to where it is now at possibly 6,000 ac with 1000 people who have left their homes
this started at the Lower North Fork about 6 miles south east of Conifer near Foxton
( for anyone that has family or friends in this area here is the lastest on road closures
* foxton road closed from US. hwy 285 to south platt river road
south platt river road to buffalo creek hwy 126 to foxton
evacuations for pleasant park / kester road and lower folk as of yesterday
structure threat yesterday was 500 homes in danger
reports of serveral homes lost
reports of 60 + mile an hour winds ( mph)
report of 15- 25 homes destroyed
hot shot crews coming in from arzona / utah/ south dakota
fire is burning thru shurb / grass / litter / heavy brush
local media this morning has the fire at a approx 6000 ac..
Registered Member #1675 Joined: Tue Nov 25 2008, 09:29AM : Posts: 3388
CONIFER, Colo. -- One person was killed in a Colorado wildfire that burned more than four-and-a-half square miles and destroyed as many as 25 buildings in the mountains southwest of Denver, authorities said Tuesday.
The victim's body was found in a fire-damaged home.
The fast-moving wildfire was reported at midday Monday and spread quickly amid dry, windy weather.
Authorities ordered residents of more than 900 homes to evacuate.
"We're in a defensive mode, structure protection only," Jefferson County Sheriff's spokeswoman Jacki Kelley said. "We're not really fighting the fire right now."
Crews from Arizona have been called in for support, with the blaze churning through rugged terrain rich with dry brush. Roughly 450 firefighters are expected on the scene. Advertise | AdChoices
There were no other reports of injuries, but a sheriff's deputy who was alerting residents to leave was trapped in his patrol car after he inadvertently drove into a ditch in the thick smoke, Kelley said. He summoned help by radio.
Single-digit humidity values, winds blowing at 40 to 50 miles per hour and a lack of snowfall during the past month put most of eastern Colorado under a red-flag warning for high fire danger, the National Weather Service said.
The high winds also had prompted flight delays at Denver International Airport on Monday.
Steve Segin, spokesman for the Rocky Mountain Coordination Center, said air tankers had been on alert for the past week in anticipation of extreme wildfire hazards in Colorado, but the gusty winds had grounded the fleet.
"There is really not much that can be done from the air until the winds subside," he said.
Up to a dozen smaller fires were reported from the northeast Colorado plains to the southern part of the state. There were no immediate reports of injuries or structures destroyed in any of the other fires.
Registered Member #1675 Joined: Tue Nov 25 2008, 09:29AM : Posts: 3388
the winds are really making containment impossible as just when the ffs on the ground think they are getting a upper hand in one flank of the fire the winds get stronger and they have to wait untill they die down. same with air craft they cant fly either to help.. smoke is so bad at the air port that this has been shut down no flights in or out.. pilots can see
This is really close to where I used to live in Colorado. Such a beautiful area. No good deed goes unpunished.
Do not walk behind me, for I may not lead. Do not walk ahead of me, for I may not follow. Do not walk beside me either. Just pretty much leave me alone.
Registered Member #1675 Joined: Tue Nov 25 2008, 09:29AM : Posts: 3388
Reverse 911 calles went out to over 900 homes when this fire took off for mandatory evacuations in the Lower North Folk area.. yesterday about 15 hours ago..
Road closures - Pleasant park to hwy 285 to deer creek canyon
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Hiya Bookie, just wanted to thank you for posting all you do. Often times, I will repost to FB. You never know who's gonna see these posts and I believe in getting the info out there so people may be helped. Rock on!
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a bit late to the party.. you don't need the waiver to ride the sky chair if you are walking. Only bike riders need the waiver. The walk down is a different path this year and steeper.
Colorado Multiple Brush Fire`s
