Counting noses- 2013 fires

I know we've got a "what's on fire" thread, but I wanted to set up a post counting noses for our forum members in those areas affected by fire.

So far, I see a Royal Gorge Fire, the Black Forest Fire, and a Big Meadows fire. I also see there's a small brush fire off of University and C470.

Who have we got in those areas? Is anyone affected? Is everyone okay? Count off!

there is also one south west of Walsenburg

The one by C470 was put out. I just heard about Walsenburg. Geeeeze.

yeah.. Ill throw my name in the hat if somebody needs some help. got a F250 with a topper, and plenty of place to store stuff if need be.

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Originally Posted by Chad4000

yeah.. Ill throw my name in the hat if somebody needs some help. got a F250 with a topper, and plenty of place to store stuff if need be.

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Same here. Spleify has my number.

Is there anyone in Black Forest that needs help? I'm 5 minutes away and my home is not affected at this time. Please send me a PM or post here immediately and I'll get in my truck. If you need food, water, or a place to stay, please let me know!

I'm east/northeast of Black Forest, and just outside the voluntary evacuation area. Right now, things are looking okay, provided the winds shift around 9 like their predicting.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you guys, Birddog1911 and Honeybadger.

I live just SW of Woodman Rd & Powers, no risk to my home, but close enough to help evac someone if need be.

I have a small (~5'x10') utility trailer & an F250 (no topper). If someone in/near Black Forest needs evac assistance, let me know. I can have the trailer hooked up & be rolling in less than 10 minutes.

Be advised that I can't lift much weight personally as I injured my back 2 weeks ago & am still dealing with the pain.

Stay safe guys. I wish I was closer and could help out if needed.

http://www.inciweb.org/state/6/

That should be the page for CO only fires. I use that to look at NM fires, which we're starting to get a lot more down here.

Had a VERY close call today, a semi-truck hauling a huge crane driving in the mountains, no more than 2mi from my work, had its engine caught on fire. He stayed on the road and the entire truck cab ended up being fully engulfed. If he had pulled off to the side of the road, it easily would have caught trees/grasses on fire just from the heat that was coming off of it.

Thanks for the link, BC!

I shudder to think of the devastation that was almost caused. I've never been really close to view a car-b-que; I imagine the cab of a semi going up in flames had to be pretty daunting.

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Originally Posted by BuffCyclist

http://www.inciweb.org/state/6/

That should be the page for CO only fires. I use that to look at NM fires, which we're starting to get a lot more down here.

Had a VERY close call today, a semi-truck hauling a huge crane driving in the mountains, no more than 2mi from my work, had its engine caught on fire. He stayed on the road and the entire truck cab ended up being fully engulfed. If he had pulled off to the side of the road, it easily would have caught trees/grasses on fire just from the heat that was coming off of it.

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I am in Falcon and have a truck if anyone needs help I can also round up some more trucks as well. Send a PM or e-mail info@silentprecision.com.

Yea, it apparently was very serious fire. Thats the second vehicle fire on that 2mi stretch of the road in the past 2 years. Lots of steep mountains and vehicles just overheat and catch fire. We got lucky too, we have a VERY HIGH Fire Danger right now.

And there isn't a bypass they could have setup to reroute cars, so the road is basically blocked until they can clear the wreckage.

Yep I am taking vacation time thus week and if you need help moving or clearing brush/trees or whatever I will come to you no matter what time of the day it is. Send me a PM. Stay safe everybody. I fear the worst this year.

Found out a couple of my friends (married couple) are in the evac area (Tannenbaum Rd) for the Black Forest fire and based on where they say the fire started, areas they say burned (direction of travel), it looks bad for them.

Also, parts of Cathedral Pines burned. My daughter was married at Cathedral Pines Lodge less than 2 years ago. Good thing she's got plenty of pictures because she may never get to visit the place she was married in again.

Man......

I live in Briargate and can offer gun safe space to anyone who has to evacuate. Message me.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Found out a couple of my friends (married couple) are in the evac area (Tannenbaum Rd) for the Black Forest fire and based on where they say the fire started, areas they say burned (direction of travel), it looks bad for them.

Also, parts of Cathedral Pines burned. My daughter was married at Cathedral Pines Lodge less than 2 years ago. Good thing she's got plenty of pictures because she may never get to visit the place she was married in again.

Man......

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I didn't realize parts of Cathedral Pines had burned. How horrible!

They may be more than 1 Cathedral Pines & we might be referring to different ones. The one I'm referring to is JUST North of Black Forest Regional Park. Very gorgeous & expensive homes there.

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They may be more than 1 Cathedral Pines & we might be referring to different ones. The one I'm referring to is JUST North of Black Forest Regional Park. Very gorgeous & expensive homes there.

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From the pictures I saw the big ones were going up in flames. They always talk about "Defenseable Space". Most of the places in BF I have been to have none. Attachment 29637

Bit of a shameless plug (not like I profit from it), but I run a website called ColoradoFireMaps.com in my spare time. There's supposed to be an IR (infrared) flight over the Black Forest Fire tonight, which means we should get a much better picture of the fire's perimeter & size. I usually get the perimeters up on the site by about 10am or so, depending on when the data is released.

Hopefully the maps help someone out - tomorrow will be an interesting day; winds are supposed to be lower than today, and MAFFS should be coming on board to the Black Forest Fire tomorrow morning sometime. Fingers crossed that they can help turn the tide.

I have two spare bedrooms, a 14' cargo trailer, two pickups and my shop crew. If one of you needs us, we can be there in 2-3 hours. I also have a lot of experience in fire mitigation, all hard won from last year. If you need defensible space, I've got a saw that eats trees and manpower to make it happen.

PM me or Email directly at timkulinstudios@aol.com. If you're in the path but not yet at risk and want to know you have some backup, I'll give you my cell number so you can get us instantly.

I hate fucking fire.

Tim, that is an awesomely generous offer. You're a great man! [Awesom]

I'm in Briargate area, only have a minivan and a little extra room, but I have been, & will continue to, pray hard for all involved! If I can be of help, let me know.

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Yep I am taking vacation time thus week and if you need help moving or clearing brush/trees or whatever I will come to you no matter what time of the day it is. Send me a PM. Stay safe everybody. I fear the worst this year.

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I would be more then happy to help too.

Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

I'm in Briargate, near Research & Powers. Can help load stuff in my Expedition EL and store in basement.

I don't have alot to offer but manpower if needed, I'm sure I could muster a few of the guys at the shop if needed too

Just got to a Hampton. House is just outside the forest so I'm not really worried, but you never know. Eyes are killing me from all the smoke.

Parallel threads but this is about helping folks, family and friends.

Willing to help this effort anyway we can supplement.. Temp storage, sleeping bag/floor space or whatever as needed. REGARDLESS, we can also always find room and RESPITE as needed.

Yeah, we're kind of full but let's pray/hope this now official "Black Forest Fire" lays down tomorrow!

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Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

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This is awesome. Your son is going to make a hell of an EMT. I don't know many people that would have displayed initiative like that. Good for him!

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Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

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Awesome! Go ahead & brag. I'm sure the apple's not far from the tree so kudos to the parents!!


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I have one garage spot I can vacate if someone needs temporary storage space. Might smell like lead smelting when you get your stuff back, but it's all I have to offer.

[sorry]

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Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

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That's awesome! Tell your boy that we're all proud of him too!

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

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This right here is awesome and gives me hope for the future.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

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Give your son a high five from me! Good on him. We need more like him in the world.

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Originally Posted by theGinsue

Proud of my son.

I'm going to simplify this a bit, but essentially this is what happened.

Background: Last month he got state certified as an EMT. He can't work as an EMT in CO until he's Nationally Certified. He can't take the exam to get Nationally Certified until his fingerprints are processed through the FBI who is backlogged months; still waiting for this to complete. He currently works at Sam's Club but has recently been looking to get on at the (ironically) Black Forest Fire Dept. (BFFD) once he gets Nationally Certified.

Today: Sam's Club gets a call from the Black Forest Fire Dept. (who are Sam's members) asking for food/drink donations. My son gets wind of this, encourages Management & offers to drive the supplies to the Fire Dept. (FD). It's the end of his shift anyway. Managers are impressed since they didn't know who they'd get to deliver the supplies. Sam's loads up the back of my sons Durango with water, Gatorade, granola bars, etc. Son drives to the Black Forest fire Command Center (allowed through the blockades since he's delivering supplies). He's re-directed to the FD - driving on Shoup Rd past the fire. Gets to the FD, meets the BFFD Chiefs wife, unloads the supplies. He volunteers to help. Chief's wife introduces my son to the Chief and when the Chief hears of his almost-EMT status he hooks him up to assist AMR doing everything short of actual EMT work. He aided an elderly man with oxygen and got him into a transport to the New Life Church evac center. He assisted with refilling O2 bottles, etc. until there was really nothing left to do with AMR. He then helped group & stage supplies that were to be delivered out to the front-line Firefighters. With nothing left to do & not wanting to overstay his visit, he decided to leave. Before he left, the Chief ensured my son had a BFFD application. The kid took initiative & helped where it was needed & it might pay off for him. He also got some great pictures of the fire (some while he was driving - bad boy!).

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Great son.. super dad!

Thomas, your son has restored my faith in humankind...for at least the next 20 minutes or so. You've obviously set a good example for him to follow. [Awesom]

I remember going through this last year with the Lower North Fork Fire. I will be there if anybody needs help!