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bluedigger

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13. We had one start up yesterday between Cortez and Mancos.
Sat Jun 23, 2012, 03:20 PM
Jun 2012

Last edited Sat Jun 23, 2012, 10:14 PM - Edit history (1)

I watched the first aircraft respond from the dogpark. They brought in two dozen fire crew from Idaho immediately. By this morning it was up to 800 acres, and looks to be headed towards Mancos. It's pretty dry in the Four Corners.

Make that 2,500 acres. They are evacuating much of Mancos.



http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20120623/NEWS01/706229939/Wind-shift-prompts-new-evacuation-order;-fire-now-at-2,500-acres

I posted some photos in the Photography Group here: http://www.democraticunderground.com/10366074

Oh goddamn it, my dear fizzgig... CaliforniaPeggy Jun 2012 #1
it's scary to think about how much damage it can do if this weather keeps up fizzgig Jun 2012 #3
Gracious. fishwax Jun 2012 #2
i feel like crying for the first time fizzgig Jun 2012 #5
We have had lots of thunder storms in Ottawa this year. Normally we don't get any until August. applegrove Jun 2012 #4
i don't know how some people can ignore this fizzgig Jun 2012 #6
They live in Da-Nile! turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #15
My nephew and his wife have had charred bits of tree debris blow in their front yard (Ft. Collins) mnhtnbb Jun 2012 #7
it's been raining ash at my dad's off and on fizzgig Jun 2012 #8
so sorry grasswire Jun 2012 #9
the animals' suffering is part of what is breaking my heart the most fizzgig Jun 2012 #11
we had that last year. and on our end of town, we had the fires. scary stuff. there were homes lost seabeyond Jun 2012 #10
this is closer than i ever remember a fire getting fizzgig Jun 2012 #12
ooops, we have passed that one. lol. we have shut windows and air now. i wait to hit colorado seabeyond Jun 2012 #16
i love it too fizzgig Jun 2012 #21
i saw a thread saying estes park now. had a vacation there about three years ago. seabeyond Jun 2012 #22
it is good for the forest fizzgig Jun 2012 #23
We had one start up yesterday between Cortez and Mancos. bluedigger Jun 2012 #13
it's so dry everywhere fizzgig Jun 2012 #20
SW Colorado likesmountains 52 Jun 2012 #26
That was from the Weber fire probably. bluedigger Jun 2012 #27
PLEASE Stay Safe! turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #14
you keep yourself safe, too fizzgig Jun 2012 #19
At least the fire is getting more media coverage turtlerescue1 Jun 2012 #28
Now Estes Park has a fire. madamesilverspurs Jun 2012 #17
just saw that fizzgig Jun 2012 #18
Not good fizzgig, hope you guys get some relief soon. bluesbassman Jun 2012 #24
thanks fizzgig Jun 2012 #25
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