Boulder fire

[hatidua]

-we got one

[Doc45]

Ouch! Are you in the evacuation zone? I heard on the radio 1000 residences were evaced. Damn scary, stay safe! As much as I love this weather we need moisture bad.

[hatidua]

Ouch! Are you in the evacuation zone?

-not yet, but the photo is from my driveway so I'm not all that far from it.

[GilpinGuy]

Good luck and stay alert.

I can't believe it's March and we're in Stage 1 fire restriction in Gilpin. Unless biblical rain/snow comes in April and May it's going to be a hairy summer.

[GilpinGuy]

Any word on the cause yet?

[Skip]

Not surprising with how dry it's been.

Stay safe.

[hatidua]

Any word on the cause yet?

-many people are making suppositions based on location of initial sightings but I've not heard anything definitive yet. Many reports that it was already seen going on around 1:30-2am this morning.

The air portion of containment has slowed considerably in the past hour so it might be largely over now.

[Gman]

Sunshine Fire 20 percent contained

Suggestions are that shooters started the fire.

At least it appears that the fire is contained to the undergrowth and not a crown fire. The area will probably be nice and lush once we do get some moisture.

[hatidua]

I'm only seeing helicopters dropping water they scoop out of Wonderland Lake at this point, the plane in the original photo posted above seems to have called it a day....or are taking a multi-hour lunch break.

[Ah Pook]

Talked to someone who saw it raging at 2:00am. Boulder Canyon has been closed since this morning but heavy traffic on side canyons. No word as to cause. I doubt there is much "legal" shooting up there. I heard 1000 people have been evacuated. True?

It's going to be a long summer.