Posts Tagged ‘Colorado wildfires’
Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
The Waldo Canyon Fire burns on the mountainside near U.S. Air Force Academy, Mountain Shadows and Peregrine neighborhoods, Tuesday evening. Photo by Devin Fisher
Press conferences at the Colorado Springs Incident Command center have had to handle many questions about the “lack” of involvement of the U.S. military in fighting the Waldo Canyon wildfire. There are several reasons why thousands of troops are not deploying to the fire lines. As the incident commander has stated, most have no training. In addition, as has also been pointed out, the military is the provider of last resort after all other options have been exhausted.
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Tags: Colorado Springs, Colorado wildfires, Modular Airborne Fire Fighting Systems 2, Waldo Canyon wildfire, wildland firefighting
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
A Modular Airborne Fire Fighting System -MAFFS- equipped C-130 drops retardant on a section of the Waldo Canyon fire near Colorado Springs, Colo. June 26, 2012. Four MAFFS aircraft from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings are supporting civil authorities as they combat the fire, which has burned since June 23. U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas J. Doscher
Here are a few resources for people who want additional information about the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs. We will be providing coverage here, as well, during the emergency.
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Tags: Colorado Springs, Colorado wildfires, Waldo Canyon wildfire
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Wednesday, June 27th, 2012
Two C-130s assigned to the 302nd Airlift Wing wait on the tarmac at Peterson Air Force Base, Colo. Four Modular Airborne Firefighting System-equipped C-130s from the 302nd and 153rd Airlift Wings have been assigned to support wildland firefighting efforts in Colorado, dropping water and retardant on fires such as the Waldo Canyon fire burning in the background. Photo by Tech. Sgt. Thomas Doscher
UPDATE 6/27/2012 8 AM LOCAL: KRDO live television feed morning press conference
Waldo Canyon fire has burned 15,324 acres, a 300 percent increase since yesterday. 1,000 firefighters now on line. U.S. highway 24 line is holding. One spot fire south of the road was extinguished. 26,000 local residents were evacuated yesterday alone.
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Sunday, June 24th, 2012
Kansas crew members observe the area as they help at the High Park fire in Larimer County, Colo., approximately 15 miles west of Fort Collins, by dropping water with their Bambi buckets in designated areas enforcing back burns and provide structure protection, June 19, 2012. Photo by Sgt. Ryan Kohlman, Company G, 2nd-135th General Support Aviation Battalion
Two large wildfires in Colorado strengthened yesterday and moved to threaten more homes and businesses. The High Park fire and the Waldo Canyon fire have now burned a combined total of 83,000 acres. Yesterday’s weather allowed both fires to expand significantly and force firefighters working the High Park fire to relocate.
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Tags: Colorado wildfires, forest fire, High Park wildfire, Waldo Canyon wildfire, wildfire
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