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    Taken from my front porch at 1712.




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    God. That's pretty horrifying.
    "There is nothing in the world so permanent as a temporary emergency." - Robert A Heinlein The Moon is a Harsh Mistress

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    View from Woodmen and Black Forest Road at 1710:


    View from my house looking Northeast at 1721:
    Last edited by HoneyBadger; 06-11-2013 at 17:29.
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    DO NOT PLAY...
    the slightest change/shift in wind or weather and it can cover 5 miles in NOTHING FLAT

    I am talking about:
    Lock a case of MRES, the BoB< Docs and criticals in the car at 10 Miles. have EVERYONE DRESSED and READY TO GO
    at 5 Miles... time to go to a relatives house.

    DO NOT just watch the "fire to my house" distance, Be aware of your egress routes and being cut off.

    Be safe... they build new houses every day. you and your families are irreplaceable.

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    HB, you keep your eyes out when the wind shifts tonight; I believe that it'll be pushing it in your direction, if they haven't gotten some control over it.

    Aerial resources are now helping.

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    Quote Originally Posted by HoneyBadger View Post
    View from Woodmen and Black Forest Road at 1710:


    View from my house looking Northeast at 1721:
    Looks like this area last year. We 25 mi from the foot hills and had days visibility was down to 20-30' .

    Like Byte posted have it packed and ready to go. Not sure how it is down there, but winds here are moving along.
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    Mandatory evac line is now about 5 miles east of us.

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    ill climb the hill once i digest these brussle sprouts and take a pic for you guys

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    It's that time of the year again, and these fires suck ass.
    Everyone should really take a look at their emergency supplies, evac plans, etc.
    And this is a great resource: http://www.springsgov.com/units/fire...ty%20Guide.pdf especially starting page 52 where it talks about how to evac and what to take.

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    Upper level winds have shifted more easterly, and the smoke is moving a little to the south of us. A little good news for us, for now.


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