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"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
Science Chic wrote: Picture posted on Twitter by Andrew Cassel a few minutes ago. View from Shiloh Dr at 10:30am
SC... do you know if that shot is looking south? I was just up there below Shiloh on Red Cloud... and I couldn't see any of that... of course, I was only able to look down the South Foxton meadow... looking toward the south... that looks like he was higher and able to look directly into the Buffalo Creek area.
Conifer, Colo. The Lime Gulch Fire is now approximately 500 acres. This fire is believed to have started as a result of thunderstorms that moved through the area Tuesday night. Fire crews from the U.S Forest Service and local cooperating agencies responded with aggressive initial attack. Initially, the location and the hazardous terrain made it difficult for firefighters to access the fire safely. Aerial resources were used to assist ground forces with the initial attack.
Today, fire crews will begin trying to establish containment lines around the fire, as well as keep the fire south of the North Fork South Platte River and west of the South Platte River. As always, safety of the public and first responders is the highest priority on this incident.
Transfer of command from the local unit to the Type 2 Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team B will occur on Thursday. Information will be updated on Inciweb (
http://inciweb.org/incident/3441/
) and Twitter (@PSICC NF and RMIMT2 TeamB). A press conference is planned for Thursday afternoon. More details about the press conference will be available after 10 a.m. on Thursday.
Jefferson County Sheriffs Office has issued a Level 3 evacuation notice for an area within a three mile radius of Cathedral Spires. Level 1 evacuations were issued for residents in a one mile radius of the intersection of South Pleasant Park Road and Kuehster Road, as well as residents in a one mile radius of Spring Creek Ranch. A total of 410 land line phones were in the Level 3 evacuation area, and an additional 859 land lines were in the Level 1 evacuation area. At this time, there is no further information on the success rate of those notifications.
There are several road closures in place for the Lime Gulch Fire:
Jefferson County-
Intersection of HWY 285 and Foxton Road is only accessible to local residents
Intersection of Foxton Road and Running Deer is closed
Intersection of South Platte River and Southwest Platte River (Two Forks) is closed
Intersection of HWY 126 and Buffalo Creek is closed
Waterton Canyon is closed
Douglas County
Intersection of HWY 67 and South Platte River is only accessible to local residents
Nighthawk is closed
Trail Closures
Access to the Colorado Trail off HWY 126 is closed
In addition to the road and trail closures, the Jefferson County Sheriffs Office will provide security in the fire area with roving Deputies patrolling until further notice.
"Now, more than ever, the illusions of division threaten our very existence. We all know the truth: more connects us than separates us. But in times of crisis the wise build bridges, while the foolish build barriers. We must find a way to look after one another as if we were one single tribe.” -King T'Challa, Black Panther
The truth is incontrovertible. Malice may attack it. ignorance may deride it, but in the end, there it is. ~Winston Churchill
