Colorado Wildfires

The human being is an amazing creature no matter how you slice it up. I wrote a story last week (Click here to read it) about a little boy who was trying to replace a police department patch collection he had that honored his fallen uncle who was a police officer. Mother Nature would have other plans as his collection was destroyed in their family home, along with 500 others in the Black Forest Fire outside Colorado Springs. What has happened since that story is one of the most amazing things I have seen in a long time.

I'm not sure what's up but it must have something to do with the stars not being in alignment or something. For the second summer in a row, thousands of acres here in Colorado are being consumed and this summer could be the worst yet.

I wrote a story yesterday about a boy in Colorado Springs who was trying to replace a police department patch collection lost in the recent Black Forest Fire that honored his Uncle, not his Father, who lost his life in the line of duty.

The Black Forest Fire has done more damage in a week then we care to think about but when a fire destroys a home, the actual home is the last thing on someone's mind. Many things can be replaced, some can't and some need help replacing memories and futures.

Colorado has again been hit hard with wildfires before the official arrival of Summer has even made it's way into the state. The worst of these fires is obviously the fire still burning in the Black Forest area outside Colorado Springs. This Thursday, we all will have a chance to help out no matter where you are.

If you have sat around a table with friends or messaged each other in the last few weeks, surely someone has said "the whole state of Colorado seems to be on fire". Other comments probably include that it's only June, here we go again. It is true, it does seem like we have had our share of fires this year and the recovery is going to take a long time and a lot of money.

There are over 1,000 firefighters battling the 15,000 acre Fire in El Paso County. The Colorado National Guard has been right by their side the whole time. I have some pictures from the 1157th Engineer Firefighter Company of the Colorado National Guard.

The Galena Fire west of Horsetooth Reservoir is 45% contained and is still estimated at 750 to 1,000 acres.

​All evacuations for the Galena fire west of Horsetooth Reservoir will be lifted tonight at 8:00 p.m. tonight (Saturday). Residents in the affected area will be allowed to return home at that time.

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The High Park Fire Fire is 100% contained at 87,284 acres.   It should be noted that "containment" means that a containment line exists around the fire, which fire managers believe will hold the fire within the perimeter.  "Control" means that the fire is actually out which, on a fire of this magnitude, typically requires an act of nature such as prolonged rain or snowfall. Hot

Starting in 1935, wildfire policy was "all fires out by 10 A.M." This policy was instituted and evolved out of a totally out of control wildfire called "The Big Blowup," that swept the Northern Rockies in 1910. 5 million acres burned and killed 78 firefighters {87 in all} during this catastrophic event which took place in just two days believe it or not.