Fires in Estes and Garden of the Gods Waldo Fire

Waldo Canyon http://66.134.213.74/WildWeb/WCCOPBC.htm

Thank You

It has been such a busy day, I think we all have been a bit overtaxed.

Please think a bit about those who are really overtaxed, the firefighters on the line and the dispatchers attempting to handle all the stuff that has come up today.

Pray (or whatever you prefer that is PC) that tomorrow will be a better day.

Is there smoke from these fires coming this way? Last night we smelled smoke in the air in the Brook Forest/Black Mountain/Shadow Mountain area. It's hard to tell anything at night about the source. Is there a map anywhere showing the smoke plumes from the many fires and where we can reasonably expect to smell smoke?

Per WildCAD this morning, the Waldo Canyon fire is at 4000 acres.

Per 9 News

10000 people evacuated including the town of Manitou Springs.

7 News just had the 9 a.m. briefing - the fire rep there said that the infra-red map from last night (before the fire blew up) showed 1500 acres so they're "guestimating" the fire at 2000 acres this morning. He said another infra-red will probably be done tonight. Unsure how the WildCAD figure was arrived at.

State Patrol has closed Hwy 24 Eastbound at mm 288(Crystola), Highway 24 Westbound has been closed at 31st Street

New Fire Update
Three new fire starts in Colorado:

1. El Paso County - near Colorado Springs: Official name is Waldo Canyon Fire.

2. Leadville area - Official name is New Treasure Fire.

3. Estes Park area - Official name is Woodland Heights Fire.

The Pyramid Mountain Fire occurred yesterday and was contained. It is not the same fire as the current Waldo Fire.

The State Emergency Operations Center is also supporting and monitoring the High Park Fire in Larimer County, Weber Fire in Montezuma County and Springer Fire in Teller County.

If you are near any of these fires please follow the direction of the first responders so that they can direct you to safety and concentrate on the fire operations.

http://www.coemergency.com/

All FS facilities at Rampart Reservoir have been evacuated and will remain closed until further notice. Per US forest Service.