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Colorado Springs (Waldo Canyon) Fire

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  1. wantagolf wantagolf is online now Moderator

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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 3:27am) in reply to skisteve

    Selective reading comprehension ski?
     
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 3:35am) in reply to wantagolf

    Wasnt about the reading, that was great, was only about the pic. Thought that was obv. Lol. Ahhhh here we go again. You often miss my transitions lulz. Nm man. ....Looks like a chicks landing strip imo.
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 4:14am) in reply to skisteve

    wanta and steve covered prettymuch what i would have added...and obviously i'm no veteran or scholar on wildland firefighting, but do have some certs and have been through a wildland academy.

    wildland firefighting is nowhere near the same animal as structure firefighting. the firebreaks can only do so much and those things take a loooooooooot of man hours to create. most are only like 30-50 feet wide tops. like these guys said...embers can travel up to a mile away. that's why you sometimes see neighborhoods where one house is burnt then the next is fine then the next two are burnt...etc. there's not much squirting of water on wildland fires unless they're protecting exposures (houses/businesses) or mopping up the small hot spots that could reignite and start fires behind the front lines. you don't want to throw firefighters/apparatuses out in front of the path of the fire since it's unpredictable and winds can drive it many MPH faster than you think or expect. and wildland fire trucks only have about 500-1000 gallons on them. that can be gone in anywhere from 2-10 mins. not very effective. airdrops can only do so much and there's limited planes these days. wind also affects it.

    it seems like it really depends on the wind/weather at this point. fire needs fuel. you have to cut off that fuel or just let it burn itself out. some fires get "contained" (which means it's been surrounded by resources or firebreaks) and burn for months until they just run out of fuel and die out. that usually happens in the back country, where no homes/people are threatened. but contained fires can become less contained or totally uncontained if winds kick up or other factors contribute to unexpected spread.

    these things suck!
     
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 8:21am) in reply to SoCalDrew

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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 11:54am) in reply to Willywoo

    Guy I work with just moved to Colorado Springs three weeks ago. He emailed yesterday saying he's been evacuated for days and is pretty certain the fire took out the house Monday.

    Can't imagine having to start over like that. He just moved all of his stuff out there and now it's gone. He's now trying to hotel hop with the thousands of others stranded. Fucked up.
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 1:23pm) in reply to BMad524

    few marinas lost there then....
     
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 5:02pm) in reply to 213

    Going to my packrat grandma's house tonight to help her pack up the house that I grew up in. Sad, sad day
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 5:07pm) in reply to TwystedPair

    if any of you co springs oters need help, let me know, im in golden and would be happy to help you guys out.
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 5:27pm) in reply to NUTZREALHUGE

    Here's the best compilation of photos I have seen yet.

    http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...-springs/5732/
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 5:42pm) in reply to Willywoo

    damn...
     
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 7:42pm) in reply to SoCalDrew

    This is sad stuff indeed.

    You'd think by this day and age there would be a better way to fight these. Can't beat nature sometimes I suppose.
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 8:02pm) in reply to NUTZREALHUGE

     
    Originally Posted by NUTZREALHUGE View Post

    if any of you co springs oters need help, let me know, im in golden and would be happy to help you guys out.

    nice offer.

    didn't realize how bad this thing was. wish the best for all you Coloradans
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 11:00pm) in reply to Willywoo

     
    Originally Posted by Willywoo View Post

    this is right across the street from my frie ds house as he was evacuated.

    This house is now gone, nothing but a foundation. But the one from where this pic was taken is undamaged. Crazy random results
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    Jun 28th, 2012 (6/28/2012 11:06pm) in reply to Willywoo

    Has anyone investigated the start of this yet?

    with all the hot air coming from his mouth, willy woo has to be a prime candidate.
    :)

    JK. Trying to lighten the mood. I can't imagine how much this sucks for people losing their house. I remember our basement flooding and we managed to save most of the important dtuff. can't imagine ever losing the whole house.

    Those sat photos are crazy. they look like photoshop where you just erase something with white. so sad. I was reading Denver Post and they talk about how so many new houses are built in places that could have fire problems. But unless you strip everything bare, what can ya do.

    so sad
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 1:36am) in reply to dolphin13

    Supposedly some kid lit a fart just horsing around and a flaming ember shot out of his butt and hit a tree. That was the front page headline in the National Enquirer.

    JK JK. Rain gods one time!!
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 2:52am) in reply to slizza420

    there has been an arsonist lighting fires in teller county, there is speculation that this person started the waldo fire.

    if true, they should drop that piece of shit into the heart of the fire after dousing him in lighter fluid
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 3:27am) in reply to NUTZREALHUGE

    OMG... how horrible.. be safe
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 3:33am) in reply to soonerdel

    i just read that these fires have brought over half of the US's forest fire fighters in to assist. watch out for arsonists in other regions/states. coupled with the extreme heat, this could be an ugly year for fires
     
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 3:48am) in reply to NUTZREALHUGE

     
    Originally Posted by NUTZREALHUGE View Post

    there has been an arsonist lighting fires in teller county, there is speculation that this person started the waldo fire.

    if true, they should drop that piece of shit into the heart of the fire after dousing him in lighter fluid


    Could not agree more.
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 3:50am) in reply to perma_tilt

    wow, the firefighters were able to stop the fire line right here before it moved into this bigger residential area in Colorado Springs.

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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 4:11am) in reply to JPitt09



    is this house...

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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 4:27am) in reply to Willywoo

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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 10:38am) in reply to Willywoo

     
    Originally Posted by Willywoo View Post

    Thanks for the well wishes. Not much changed today. It got a little bigger but 5% contained now and they have some slurry bombers working now.



    Here is how close it got to some nice homes.

    wow this effects rich people?
     
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 3:28pm) in reply to silkhandlez

    Heartbreaking :( Prayers and positive thoughts going out to those affected by this.
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 4:23pm) in reply to Willywoo

     
    Originally Posted by Willywoo View Post

    Here's the best compilation of photos I have seen yet.

    http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured...-springs/5732/

    insane!
     
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 7:54pm) in reply to NUTZREALHUGE

     
    Originally Posted by NUTZREALHUGE View Post

    if true, they should drop that piece of shit into the heart of the fire after dousing him in lighter fluid

    But only if he's a liberal
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    Jun 29th, 2012 (6/29/2012 8:24pm) in reply to ScottBrewr99

     
    Originally Posted by ScottBrewr99 View Post

    But only if he's a liberal

    Of course he's liberal...all flamers are
     
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