ljhl
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So sad about the big fire raging near Ft Collins, CO. To anyone in the area right now, is the fire burning in the direction of Estes Park or Ft Collins? I sure hope RMNP and surrounding areas remain safe.
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hallock5
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We are sitting 6 mi. south of the evacuation line. Fortunately (for us), the winds are predominant out of the south/southwest, pushing the fire toward Ft Collins and away from RMNP and us.
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It would be a long way to get to RMNP but with this fire no one knows what might happen. The winds have mostly pushed the fire to the north and east. It is now near Horsetooth Reservoir on the west side of Ft. Collins.
The fire was first spotted at 5 something in the morning Saturday. Saturday evening they were saying 8,000 acres. By Sunday evening it was reported at 20,000 acres. This morning it has been upgraded to almost 37,000 acres.
There is zero containment and the wind direction seems to dictate where the fire goes.
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d3500ram
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The first 2 images below is the burn area according to 9News as of this morning covering some 36,000+ acres. The last image is the approximate location of the fire in relation to Ft. Collins and Estes Park. Last I heard it was 0 (zero) percent containment!
According to Google Earth ruler function , it is about 20 miles to the north- east from Estes Park.
Edited for a better interpolation of boundaries on the last image(as best I could using Google tools)
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Sluggo54
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Our home is NW of the fire. This morning, the fire is moving NW. We packed our kit Saturday evening when we saw how fast it was growing. Yesterday evening, due to ever-increasing road closures, we tossed it in the fiver and came down into Ft Collins to stay with our son. I would have stayed if it was just a matter of getting out with the truck, but route options for us are very limited if towing the trailer.
More info here: Incident Web
And here: Larimer County Emergency Management
Resources on scene:
400 ground and engine crews are fighting the fire. More resources will be arriving today.
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On edit: Two short adds: Canada has sent two heavy air tankers. Bless you, Canucks. Every fire area map I can find is well behind the facts.
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Roy&Lynne
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Darn sad, and summer hasn't even started. This year we need to be careful of our campfires and our neighbors fires also
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pompomgirl
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The Little Bear fire between Ruidoso and Capitan NM is fifteen miles from my family's "vacation house" that is two miles west of Capitan. I put "vacation house" in quotes because we have all moved so far away that it is only visited now every few years. But it's of sentimental value because our dad lived there full time the last few years of his life and most of his possessions are still there. As far as I know, this is the closest call we have had.
Anyway, I have been watching that fire and wasn't very aware of the one in Colorado, so thanks for posting this. We have friends outside Fort Collins - I will check in with them.
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pkunk
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All the fires are tragic, but most are natural occurrences. The nations largest fire is in NM (Whitewater-Baldy) and presently 280,000 ac or 435 sq mi. It was caused by a lightning strike.
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DW and I spotted what became the Weber Fire yesterday while taking our quads up to a hilltop. Luckily, so far, it's only about 60 acres and weather is cooperating. The location is just about 4 miles from the origin of the Hayman Fire of June '02. Near the geographical center of Colorado. That fire consumed about 135,000 acres of Pike NF along with 600 structures. Came within a mile and a half of us. We were out of our home for 16 nights. We sure don't need this current one to get out of hand. We can only pray for those folks near Ft. Collins.
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LoneCowboy
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Roy&Lynne wrote:Darn sad, and summer hasn't even started. This year we need to be careful of our campfires and our neighbors fires also
I think you can probably forget most fires this year in lots of the west. If all of Colorado isn't under an open fire ban within the next week I'll be amazed. most counties already are. It's unbelievably dry here. Looks like Mid-august, not early June.
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