AV8OR wrote: We just drove by it around 7 pm. Looks like an appreciable amount of assets were on scene. I did not read or hear of the cause, but with it being so close to the highway, I wonder if it was a cigarette butthead flicked out.
It appeared to be contained and just slow burning.
I hope it wasn't. I wonder if they find a cigarette and find that it started a fire if they can get anything off it and track them down. Anyone who throws a cigarette out the window in Colorado should get a mandatory 30 days in jail at least!
on channel 4 noon news they said they were purposely letting it burn since no structures were affected.
better a controlled burn than uncontrolled.
it might not be beautiful to look at but it starts the cycle of growth over and provides new nutrients for the wildlife.
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"A wise and frugal government, which shall leave men free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned - this is the sum of good government." Thomas Jefferson
I like seeing the green regrowth after a fire. There was a fire on the hill across from our place and even a couple years later you can tell fire area by the green grass.
I don't want to jinx things but it looks like a pretty mild fire season so far...
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