Boulder County of fire.

[Jefe's Dope]

Surprised there isn't a thread on this. Maybe I missed it.

This is like the night Chicago died. It's horrific watching it on TV. It's only miles West from me. Likely not in danger. I have at least one friend, a shooting friend who was out at Pawnee shooting when I texted, that had to evacuate.

Two entire cities have evacuated everyone. Louisville and Superior.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Several hundred buildings/homes have burned already.

Winds in excess of 40 MPH sustained. 70+ gusts. Maybe more.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

 

[Jefe's Dope]

1600+ acres.

Looking like the structures destroyed is about to enter 1000.

 

[powdahound76]

heartbreaking for those folks. gonna be way more houses than that by the night end.
The wind down here at my place is still off the charts. Just off Green Mountain.

Jefe, you have my cell. Hit me if you need anything. Anything at all.

 

[BadDogPSD]

Damn.

 

[Salad_shooter]

Not to far from my parents place. Really shocked how quickly this escalated. Prayers to all. Stay safe!

 

[earthquake]

Damn, I used to live in Broomfield and worked in Golden. Still have many friends in the Louisville/Broomfield area. Thanks for the post.

 

[powdahound76]

Avista Hospital evacuated. Has big parking lots all around, but fire only a couple blocks away.

No info on Good Samaritan Hospital thats up in the area.

 

[HiDesertELR]

Prayers up for all the affected.

We went through this in Tahoe over the summer. Didn't have to evacuate, but it was close.

Freaking scary.

 

[Jefe's Dope]

To give you an idea of the winds we're dealing with today. It's been historically dry this Fall/early Winter.

 

[powdahound76]

Just heard Good Sam is beginning evacuations of critical patients.

 

[Holliday]

Surprised there isn't a thread on this. Maybe I missed it.

This is like the night Chicago died. It's horrific watching it on TV. It's only miles West from me. Likely not in danger. I have at least one friend, a shooting friend who was out at Pawnee shooting when I texted, that had to evacuate.

Two entire cities have evacuated everyone. Louisville and Superior.

My Twin Brother is in Gunbarrel. Prayers you all stay safe down there!

 

[Jefe's Dope]

My Twin Brother is in Gunbarrel. Prayers you all stay safe down there!

Gunbarrel is where we lived when we first moved to Colorado. In 1972. I have had so many friends live in the same Gunbarrel Apartments as we did. I worked for Case Logic, now Thule, right there at Hwy 52 and the Diagonal right across from IBM for five years. Still have friends working there since 1988.

 

[ScarlettRed]

That looks like mostly peaceful protests to me. Seriously, though , I've never seen anything like that here in Colorado my whole life. I've seen that smoke all afternoon to the south and thought it was odd being east of the mountains. My buddy had to evacuate his kids out of there earlier. He is snipershide member so maybe he'll chime in later.

 

[Holliday]

Gunbarrel is where we lived when we first moved to Colorado. In 1972. I have had so many friends live in the same Gunbarrel Apartments as we did. I worked for Case Logic, now Thule, right there at Hwy 52 and the Diagonal right across from IBM for five years. Still have friends working there since 1988.

He owns a house about a mile from 52 & the Diagonal.

 

[Holliday]

That looks like mostly peaceful protests to me. Seriously, though , I've never seen anything like that here in Colorado my whole life. I've seen that smoke all afternoon to the south and thought it was odd being east of the mountains. My buddy had to evacuate his kids out of there earlier. He is snipershide member so maybe he'll chime in later.

 

[TexPatriot]

100+mph hurricane force winds. Literally a firestorm. This is bad.

 

[Holliday]

He just sent this. I might be rolling down there soon to help him exfil.

 

[The D]

We have friends that said there were flames 300ft from their house. I’m pretty sure everyone that we know that are close have left the area or are safe thankfully

 

[308pirate]

Is Boulder itself in flames?

That's what I want to see.

 

[Holliday]

 

[Jefe's Dope]

Is Boulder itself in flames?

That's what I want to see.

No. Just East as shown above. It's a HUGE area that is very populated as in suburbs.

 

[BAMCIS]

Seems late in the year for this. But the front range is dry. Fought High Meadow in Bailey.
Coal Seam in Glenwood Springs.
Missionary Ridge in Durango.
Prayers to everyone.
That's all prairie,,and dry.
Hope they get it under control.

Wildfire burns hundreds of homes in Boulder County, forces evacuation of Superior and Louisville

“We are literally watching it burn,” Superior Mayor Clint Folsom said. “This is devastating for our people.”

www.denverpost.com

 

[jinxx4ever]

fire building it's own winds, stay safe

 

[Jefe's Dope]

fire building it's own winds, stay safe

Yes, so large it's creating its own weather pattern.

 

[Keel Haul]

I’m at Buckley, which is a little out of the way but if some locals need assistance, I’m available.

 

[BAMCIS]

fire building it's own winds, stay safe

They told us during Missionary Ridge,it never cross this BIG rocky gully.
Watched the fire creat a BIG ass fire funnel.
Like a fire tornado.
Collapse across that gully.
Another 15 homes immediately evacuated.

 

[Rthur]

Does anybody know how it started?

R

 

[powdahound76]

Downed power lines from heavy winds reported as the cause by the sheriff

 

[Maggot]

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Its been a long time since Ilived in thae area, didnt put it together until you posted this map. Thats fucked up, Sending rain.

 

[Holliday]

Gunbarrel is where we lived when we first moved to Colorado. In 1972. I have had so many friends live in the same Gunbarrel Apartments as we did. I worked for Case Logic, now Thule, right there at Hwy 52 and the Diagonal right across from IBM for five years. Still have friends working there since 1988.

I misspoke. He is about a mile from 63rd & the Diagonal.

This seems to be the most current map: https://bouldercounty.maps.arcgis.c...ndex.html?id=13ab214fe2bb4da5a850df0ca0f00fc5

Looks like it is still south of Baseline Rd., which is good news for my brother….for now.

 

[Holliday]

Its been a long time since Ilived in thae area, didnt put it together until you posted this map. Thats fucked up, Sending rain.

He says snow is forecast in the morning.

He has a dog with health issues, so the smoke will be a concern too but so far so good.

 

[Holliday]

We have friends that said there were flames 300ft from their house. I’m pretty sure everyone that we know that are close have left the area or are safe thankfully

Damn that is too close! Prayers for your friends….

 

[quietmike]

Ever notice its lefty run areas that have massive wildfires?
We can't clear the built up underbrush due the three toed spotted gink, but we'll let their entire habitat burn to the ground, and take human lives in the process.

 

[Holliday]

Ever notice its lefty run areas that have massive wildfires?
We can't clear the built up underbrush due the three toed spotted gink, but we'll let their entire habitat burn to the ground, and take human lives in the process.

They are learning. As of 2022 they have lessened liability for controled burns in Kalifornia.

In this current fire area it is almost all grassland however…..

 

[myronman3]

^ they’ll tell you there are too many people anyway. and so long as it isnt them personally taking the hit, they dont care.

 

[PDXGS]

Ever notice its lefty run areas that have massive wildfires?
We can't clear the built up underbrush due the three toed spotted gink, but we'll let their entire habitat burn to the ground, and take human lives in the process.

You know nothing about what you're talking about.
Cold comment by an idiot.

 

[quietmike]

You know nothing about what you're talking about.
Cold comment by an idiot.

So cali isn't known for near yearly massive wildfires, while they stick to their dirt-nazi environmentalism?

 

[Holliday]

So cali isn't known for near yearly massive wildfires, while they stick to their dirt-nazi environmentalism?

In point of fact they are so known for this, that they passed a law this year to backtrack on failed environmental discouraging of prescribed burns, policies.

 

[quietmike]

In point of fact they are so known for this, that they passed a law this year to backtrack on failed environmental discouraging of prescribed burns, policies.

Cali prop 65:Fire extinguishers contain chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer.

 

[MOUNTIC]

Latest number is 600 homes lost on local news here. Prayers for these families.

 

[TexPatriot]

Ever notice its lefty run areas that have massive wildfires?
We can't clear the built up underbrush due the three toed spotted gink, but we'll let their entire habitat burn to the ground, and take human lives in the process.

True 'dat. Up until the 60's, the hills west of Austin were mostly inhabited by cedar choppers, hillbillies that subsisted by cutting cedar posts for fencing. If a landowner wanted to reclaim areas on his property he let families of cedar choppers come in and clean out the scrub cedar. Now, if you cut a cedar tree down you have to replace it with an equal size tree. If there's ever a fire, and there will be, there's going to be some multi million dollar mansions going up too.

 

[quietmike]

So cali isn't known for near yearly massive wildfires, while they stick to their dirt-nazi environmentalism?

@PDXGS
Huffpo and Dailykos didn't prepare you for direct questions?

 

[PDXGS]

Ooh lookout, it's a forum posse...
Still sticking by cold comment from an idiot.

 

[quietmike]

Ooh lookout, it a forum posse...
Still sticking by cold comment from an idiot.

Too fucking stupid to refute a comment with locical facts. You should go punch your mom in the mouth and ask her why she raised you so poorly. I'd say the same for your dad but the stats show us, as a lefty, you'd have no clue who he is.

 

[PDXGS]

There are people losing their homes, perhaps more, right now....and you tools want to bicker about forest management....classy

 

[ScarlettRed]

That area isn't in a forest. Short grass prairie. Densely packed housing and high winds don't mix well with sparks.

 

[quietmike]

There are people losing their homes, perhaps more, right now....and you tools want to bicker about forest management....classy

Reality trumps feeling every time.
The spotted owl might lose his habitat due to development, but he will certainly die due to forest fires.
Leftys are parasitic hypocrites.

 

[Holliday]

Some good News!