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Resortgirl

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:04 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I saw on this website http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/2590121/detail.html
about a fire but I don't know how far loveland is?

Draheid

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
KNRC Radio has live streaming audio of news coverage from Denver Colorado - it's kind of choppy but might be worth listening to.

KHOW Radio also offers live streaming audio from Denver.

Seamonkey

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:05 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Yikes!! Adding Kar and Colorado to list of worries..

Resortgirl

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Dra, can you help me figure out how this is affecting Kar?

Draheid

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Denver Channel 7 Television channel offers live video over the fire in that area.

Edit to add: The video stream has no audio and I have no clue exactly where the camera is located.

Halfunit

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:08 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
RG, that news channel story was updated about 10 minutes ago.

Loveland is 37 miles NE of Jamestown, which is the city in the story.

Don't know if that helps.

Mware

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Might this be it?
Colorado Fire

Slothkitten

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Echo everyone thanking Abby7 for her reporting of info.Sending more positive thoughts and prayers for all of you/or you with loved ones out in California.

Resortgirl

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:10 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
If her subdivision is on fire, then it must mean that the Jamestown fire is all the over there???

Slothkitten

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:13 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh no! And Colorado.

Whoami

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:14 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Well, you guys are more on top of it than the Newscasters here!

Since I popped in at the middle of their broadcast, it was kinda hard to catch up with what they were detailing.

As far as I can tell, the fire in Kar's area is being dubbed the Overland Fire. Its in Boulder County (I think Kar is in Larimer County). But, the graphics on the screen specified to NOT call Larimer County 911, cause the fire was NOT in Larimer, it was in Boulder County. So, obviously its in an area where the counties border each other enough to be confusing.

They did evacuate the entire town of Jamestown. The evac center is the Boulder County Fairgrounds, which is right here in Longmont. I'm gonna break out my maps and try to figure stuff out.

Resortgirl

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:15 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Thank you who!! I am so worried!!

Whoami

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:16 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Back to add...they said the firefighters are battling 80mph winds out there. It's been very windy since yesterday. Wind strong enough to knock things over in our back yard.

Also, on the Overland Fire (I'm assuming this is the one Kar is near), they said no structures were threatned. But, thinking off the top of my head, why would they evac the whole town of Jamestown, if no structures were threatned? See, that's what I hate about breaking into the middle of the news cast.

They're on "regualar programming" now. But TV is on, and if I hear them break in again, I'll go see what's up.

Mygetaway

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:20 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I don't even know what to say anymore.

My mind is on overdrive sending out thoughts and prayers..

Whoami

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:24 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
In breaking out my maps, I came across an e-mail I'd printed out from Kar, with directions to her house and her phone# (from when she hosted a gathering in August). I just called and left a message telling her to call if she needs anything, and that we're here for her.

Kaili

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:35 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
This may not give you all the info you want, but it's the fire page for the National Weather Service...
http://fire.boi.noaa.gov/
Here's a current "Large Incident" fire map for the whole country...
http://firemapper.sc.egov.usda.gov/modisrr/lg_fire2.php

There's nothing for colorado, but that may be based on their definition of "large incident"- these are their definitions:
Large Incident: A wildfire of 100 acres or more occuring in timber, or a wildfire of 300 acres or more occuring in grass/sage.
Wildland Fire: Any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland.
WFU Fire: Wildland Fire Use. A naturally ignited wildland fire that is managed to accomplish specific prestated resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in Fire Management Plans

Seamonkey

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:36 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
OK, it is time for Gray Davis to stop getting so much airtime and stop repeating, endlessly, the phrase, we're just people, we're not Republicans, we're not Democrats, whenever he speaks of sending a "letter" to the Pres. Bush.. as if Bush isn't going to declare the disaster areas.

grr.

He's on every channel.. time for me to watch my recording of the Joe Schmo finale.
Hang in there Colorado!!

Seamonkey

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:37 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Oh, and, just went outside to speak to the gardener and the wind has really picked up down here near the coast. Not thinking that is so good.

Karuuna

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:53 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm here, folks. Give me just a sec, and I'll post an update. :(

Whoami

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:55 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Good to see you aboard Kar. I've been pretty useless in my info gathering!

Whoami

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'm seeing now that the town of Jamestown is more near Longmont than Loveland. So I may have been really off on reporting....

map

Meme9

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 01:59 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
(((Kar))) ((((Everyone))))

Karuuna

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 02:06 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Okay, there is a small grass fire (less than 1 acre currently) in the subdivision just west of us. We don't appear to be in great danger at this point, but my landscapers thoroughly watered all around my house, just in case. I couldn't get very close to see how bad it was, but the policman said it's of 'no real concern'. Tell that to my heart! The wind is blowing viciously this direction, and it's very eerie looking, like darkness in the middle of the day. Hopefully more frightening looking than it actually is.

The Jamestown fire started this morning, currently about 500-600 acres. That's just directly west of Boulder/Longmont. Also the Overland fire is about 4 miles north of that, which started as a result of the Jamestown fire, I believe. Animals are being evacuated to Longmont. 100 foot flames have been spotted from this fire. This fire is spreading rapidly and appears to be completely out of control.

There's also a fire in Douglas County, the Cherokee fire, which is southwest of Denver, and also spreading rapidly.

There are also 2 fires burning in eastern Colorado, smaller grassland fires.

Sorry to scare you, RG, just scared the heck out of me with all the fires burning around here, to get a call from a neighbor saying there was a fire in our neighborhood! I'm sure you can imagine!

Karuuna

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 02:07 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
Whoami, I hope you are okay. Can you even breathe down there?

Abbynormal

Wednesday, October 29, 2003 - 02:09 pm EditMoveDeleteIP
I'd like everyone that is affected by these fires to know that I am thinking of you and praying for your safety. To be honest I don't come in here much because it seriously makes me a nervous wreck and makes me feel sick. So just know I am thinking of you all.