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We’re getting lots of contacts from family and friends this morning. We live out on the plains and are safe but happened to be heading to that area yesterday unaware that a fire had started. We smelled smoke at one point on the drive but because we were in a dust storm at the time we couldn’t see the smoke. As we got closer I knew it was a bad one because of the multiple subdivisions in that area and the horizontal smoke plume. 600 +/- homes destroyed and lives lost although too early for accurate numbers. Tragic and sobering for all of us as to the transient nature of the things of this world.
Update: 7 Jan 22. They are now reporting 1084 homes destroyed and 149 damaged plus 2 people missing and feared deceased. Also, 37 businesses were either damaged or destroyed including a large hotel. The original suspected cause of downed power lines has been retracted and the cause is undetermined.
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My prayers and concerns are for all affected by these fires, and their loved ones. Pray for rain out there!
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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One of our kids flew into Denver yesterday to catch up with a sibling, saw the flames lapping up, and thickish smoke. Stan, it's a bit different, not likely the time of year to hope for rain. I would guess the wind was stirring things around, and the humidty is usually low, might not have had much snow on the ground, maybe lots of dry wild grass. Hope things settle, quickly.
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Yes, we have been in extreme drought for a few years and the winds in that area were 80-100 mph yesterday. That area is right at the base of the foothills and everything is tinder dry. Winds blew down trees that in turn pulled down power lines sparking the fires.
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Has anyone heard from bertram?
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Has anyone heard from bertram? Yes, he is okay.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan)
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Since Steve is west of there up in the mountains at Ward and the fire is moving east he and his place are safe.
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Ward, Colorado is about 18 miles as the crow flies west northwest of Superior where the fire was.
Last edited by Joe Wood; 12/31/21 04:55 PM.
When an old man dies a library burns to the ground. (Old African proverb)
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Stan, it's a bit different, not likely the time of year to hope for rain. Okay, I'll ask for a snowstorm heavy enough to put the fire out, and for the winds to stop. We had 2 1/2" of rain yesterday evening. Wish it had been out there.
May God bless America and those who defend her.
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I should be fine....home tomorrow if all goes well. Rare for me but I'm visiting my family this year and not home.
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