Can anyone tell me where tomorrow's press conference is being held? I'm finding myself too tired to search and am hoping someone just knows off the top of their head. I'll try to make it, but have my daughter's swim lessons to get to at 10:45. If I can get there, I'll bring a video camera, and I'll record and post the entire thing, not just 15 second snippets.
Thanks all!
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found more info on the Colorado fires - there are 9 actually.
1-Co Hux East Peak Fire - is 10,000 ac with 0% contaiment/ this is 10 miles SW of Walsenburg Co
1,000 homes are threatened
everyone South of hwy 160 to La Junta and East of I-25 North of Las Anima ? Huerfano line has been evacuated and road closurse are in effect
the fire has been crowning and moving at a rapid rate of spread with mid range spotting,
ffs ( fire fighters) are working on building anchor points and will continue with point protection
#2- C)- PSF- Lime Gulch
600 ac 5% contained
4 miles North of Buffalo Creek
50 Homes are threatened
closures and evacuations remain in place
the fire could grow due to lack of resources due to all the fires in colorado
nite operations to patrol structures along the river corridor
tomorrow work on direct line construction / structure prep and access to the river
# 3- CO- SJF- West fork complex
18,000 ac with 0% containment
14.5 miles N/ NE of Pagosa Springs
28 homes and 2 outbuildings along with 11 commerical building are in danger
very active fire today , evacuations and closures are being evaluated tonite. long rang spotting yesterday resulted in a major spread of the fire todayto the north and east of the Continetal Divide on the rio grande national forest .
Evacuations were called from the Mineral Co for folks living aling hwy 160 . the community if south fork is under a pre evacuation notice/ more resources are enroute tonite for this fire. for structure protection. area closures of the san juan national forest and the rio grande national forest have been expanded/ there is a new fire called the pappose in weminuche, where ffs will continue to check into . hwy 160 is closed to traffic at treasure falls on the west side and west of the city limits of the south fork on the east side, as it stands right now ,the windy pass fire is 1,000 ac and the west fork fire is 17,000 ac
#4 CO-RGD- BULL GULCH
this fire is 150 ac with a 5% containment
9 miles NE of cotopaxi co
50 homes 5 commerical buildings and 20 outbuildings are in danger
a pre evacuation notice has gone out for about 30 homes
good progress has been made on this fire but red flag conditions continue tomorrow also.
single tree torching has been seen and there is a major power transmission lines in danger of this fire also.
fire has been creeping and smoldering tonite.
ffs will continue to make fire lines and reinforce them
#5- CO-WRD- WILD ROSE
this fire is 1,000 ac ) % containment
its about 21 miles South of Rangley Co
2 homes and 44 commerical buildings are in danger
the fire showed little movement earlier with smoldering and creeping / isolated torching and group tree torching in small areas of the fire/
ffs will continue to put in a direct fire line with the help of air craft tomorrow
#6- CO-RMP- Big Meadow
604 ac / 95% contained
its 5 miles North of Grand Lake Co
isolated torching observed
ffs will continue to monitar this fire for spread to the E and NE and work control lines on the West
#7- CO-DSP- Wild Hacking Complex
this fire is 396 ac / 80% contained
about 25 miles North of Dinosaure
minor fire observed
( nothing said about this one
#8- CO- RGF- Ox Cart
this fire is 28 ac / 0% contained
its 10 miles to the North of of Villa Grove
there is a soft closure or temporary closure at FSR 98 or north rock creed road
possible fire movement but not expected to cause any more damage
fire was seen active in a few spots within the fire zone, lite spread
ffs will continue to patrol and monitar fire behavior