Larimer County Soldier Canyon 200 acre fire

With warmer temps for the next week plus and lack of moisture this does not look good!

http://www.9news.com/news/article/32...ory-State-Park

http://www.larimer.org/emergency/eme....cfm?nam_id=97

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BELLVUE, Colo. — A rapidly-spreading wildfire was “imminently threatening” structures in a national park just west of Fort Collins on Friday, according to emergency scanner traffic.

The Larimer County Sheriff’s office confirmed fire crews were headed to the scene of the blaze in Lory National Park as of 12:15 p.m., and that heavy smoke was visible from the Fort Collins area.

More specifically, it appeared that the fire was burning on the northwest side of Horsetooth Reservoir, and had ballooned to about 45 acres as of 12:40 p.m.

It appeared at least one structure was affected as of 12:40 p.m., as well, according to the sheriff’s office, but to what degree was not immediately known.

The Poudre Fire Authority said some evacuations were issued in the area, but mostly due to the fact that the road leading to the fire is a narrow one to access, and emergency crews did not want their equipment to affect residents.

One resident in the area was refusing to evacuate, the sheriff’s office said.




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Thus it begins once more... I just hope this year isn't nearly as bad as last year. And tell the State Forestry Service no inmate handcrews for slash burning this time!

shooting bans across CO in 3.. 2...

I hope and pray that thiey're able to get the fire under control quickly.

This is way too early for fires to begin. Wasn't there rain in the forecast?

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shooting bans across CO in 3.. 2...

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You actually have ammo to shoot? I have a hard time shooting any I can't replace. I try to keep telling myself things will get better, things will get better! Just not working as well as it has in the past.

You can't really judge the upcoming fire season based on a grass fire. Dead grass can burn within days of relatively heavy rain / snow.

Been listening in on this.

Here we GO!!!!

Not enough moisture this winter IMO

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You can't really judge the upcoming fire season based on a grass fire. Dead grass can burn within days of relatively heavy rain / snow.

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This is more than a grass fire.

Just read it now 800 acres.

800+ acres now.

40 to 800 in 5 hours
need rain before Sunday's forecasted wind or we might have big problem.

40 percent chance of rain tomorrow.

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This is more than a grass fire.

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Well crap... That sucks if it has moved into timber now.

its windy here and it smells like smoke heavy.

Guess the official name is now Galena fire in Soldier canyon.

Sitting at the in-laws saw some good torching this evening. You would see the dull orange glow then poof up goes a lodgepole. I think Colorado may be closer to getting that Air Fleet they want considering the closest air tanker is in Montana. Ironic they were just talking about it yesterday.

Larimer county Sherif just posted this update:

Returned from a full day at the Galena Fire. Poudre Fire Authority has turned the fire over to the LCSO, but will continue to be a major player in suppression efforts.
With the winds, dry conditions and light fuels, at times, this was a very fast moving fire. However, we are glad to report no loss of structures and no injuries from the fire. We are expecting a good cool down and fairly high humidity levels tonight. However, with tomorrow's cool front, we also expect a wind event around midnight tonight. Crews will remain on the fire overnight to monitor.
We hope the change in weather and the arrival of more crews tomorrow will help us get a handle on this fire.
Current estimates put the fire at ~900 acres and there are around 100 personnel on the fire. Getting resources is difficult this time of year, because the federal fire crews are typically laid off over the winter. That means we will rely on more crews assembled from around our area.
We were able to get all the Soldier Canyon Estates residents back in tonight, but with the active fire and forecast winds, we are not able to get all the residents from the Shoreline Dr area back in tonight

Way too early for this. Come on rain.