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TalkingDog

(9,001 posts) Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:46 PM Jun 2012

Colorado is on fire: Pics from the Denver Post Blog.... Jeebus....

http://blogs.denverpost.com/captured/2012/06/27/colorado-wildfires-waldo-canyon-fire-colorado-springs/5732/

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Colorado is on fire: Pics from the Denver Post Blog.... Jeebus.... (Original Post) TalkingDog Jun 2012 OP

So sad and terrifying. Where are they in getting it contained? I haven't read recently. morningfog Jun 2012 #1

latests news is only 5% contained. fuck. TalkingDog Jun 2012 #3

Holy hell. morningfog Jun 2012 #4

that's the Waldo Canyon fire near CO Springs... See post below. others are improving. hlthe2b Jun 2012 #6

Finally, the largest (High Park fire near Ft Collins) is, on Day 20, 75% contained. hlthe2b Jun 2012 #5

Thanks for the correction. I just glanced at the news and got that factoid. TalkingDog Jun 2012 #9

wow. to everyone fighting it and living it. nt seabeyond Jun 2012 #2

Nice post Bill Owens! El Supremo Jun 2012 #7

$ure, I'll ignore all the suffering, death and destruction. Long as you get yours. TalkingDog Jun 2012 #8

Holy shit. And the Repukes think we spend too much money on firefighters. Scuba Jun 2012 #10

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

1. So sad and terrifying. Where are they in getting it contained? I haven't read recently.

Reply to TalkingDog (Original post)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:49 PM

Jun 2012

TalkingDog

(9,001 posts)

3. latests news is only 5% contained. fuck.

Reply to morningfog (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:52 PM

Jun 2012

n/t

morningfog

(18,115 posts)

4. Holy hell.

Reply to TalkingDog (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:52 PM

Jun 2012

hlthe2b

(102,577 posts)

6. that's the Waldo Canyon fire near CO Springs... See post below. others are improving.

Reply to TalkingDog (Reply #3)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:58 PM

Jun 2012

hlthe2b

(102,577 posts)

5. Finally, the largest (High Park fire near Ft Collins) is, on Day 20, 75% contained.

Reply to morningfog (Reply #1)

Thu Jun 28, 2012, 12:57 PM

Jun 2012

But that is after 20 days, 1 human death, uncounted wildlife and potential livestock deaths, 257 homes destroyed, and more than 87,000 acres burned.

And we are getting winds today, so unfortunately, though there is reason to be optimistic on that and the Boulder fire, all could change.