the fire is 100 percent contained

[fizzgig]

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it's been a long and sometimes scary three weeks, but they've got lines laid around the whole fire. most of the evacuations are lifted, but now comes the rebuilding.

still absurdly hot, but we've had some higher humidity and much calmer winds, but things change quickly here.

thank you to all the kind duers who supported us over the last three weeks, my thoughts continue to go out to the people down in colorado springs and all over the region who are still battling flames.

and it can't be said enough, i am beyond grateful for all the firefighters and others, paid and volunteer, who helped keep us safe.



edit to add: i'm referring to the high park fire in northern colorado.

[Bertha Venation]

1. Thanks to the firefighters and volunteers

What a scary time.

[fizzgig]

4. hi bertha

i am proud of my community for the outpouring of support for the firefighters and volunteers and for how we've pulled together.

[SCantiGOP]

10. DU: kick this up; share the good news

[Voice for Peace]

12. me too, kick & great sigh of relief for all Coloradoians .. lol what are people in colorado called

I'll have to ask my daughter who hopefully can return home now.

KICK & thanks to all who pulled together.

[fizzgig]

13. close, we're coloradoans :)

is your daughter down in the springs?

[Voice for Peace]

35. she's further north, but there was a smaller fire up there and they were evac'd

[fizzgig]

38. hope she can get home

it's been a bad year so far

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I'm so glad the fire is contained, my dear fizzgig!

Thanks to all the firefighters! They literally put their lives on the line...

I'm glad you and your loved ones are OK...

[fizzgig]

5. it is good news

they'd been saying it would be mid- to late-july before full containment, they got the breaks when they needed them.

[HarveyDarkey]

3. Those damn socialist firefighters came through again

Thanks to them & all who helped. Good luck to those who came through it. The rebuilding begins. I'm glad you made it through safely. Hope you get some rain soon.

[fizzgig]

6. damn socialist firefighters not contributing anything

we've been getting some afternoon showers but not much and that's actually been better. the one heavy rain we had turned the river black from the runoff, so i'm hoping it stays in moderation.

[turtlerescue1]

7. Am so happy to read THIS fizzgig!

AND I did go to the change.org site to sign the petition to get health care for our wildfire firefighters. It just doesn't make sense, all those sitting in DC in gridlock, dug in and doing nothing, and they have health insurance.... Politicians should be paid by the hour, HA they'ld all be applying for food stamps then eh? They haven't the wherewithal to fight a fire on a mountain.

Hope you sleep well at last, and that all those whose life has been severely altered find joy in anything.

[fizzgig]

8. thank you for being so wonderfully supportive

i hadn't seen that petition, i just signed it myself.

i just about had a rage stroke when mittens made that crack about having too many firefighters. disgusting pukes.

thank you again

[UnrepentantLiberal]

15. Do you have the link for that?

[turtlerescue1]

16. Via DU

General Discussion Today 5:58

Give Health Care to Firefighters who Battle Wildfires By: Tabatha

[UnrepentantLiberal]

28. Found it.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002888971

[SCantiGOP]

9. ThankGod

(and I'm not a believer), but, my sister lives near Denver, and I have been horrified by the scenes of people losing their homes. So, thank you god, nature, weatherman for the rain.
I'm seeing a lot of silence and pondering when my right wing friends gripe about the 'government takeover of health care" and I ask them where they were when the government tool over police and fire protection.

Oliver Wendall Holmes: I love paying taxes. With them, I purchase civilization.

[fizzgig]

11. the weather finally started cooperating

i wouldn't say i was praying to god, but i was definitely praying to our mother for relief. things could have gotten a lot worse.

i hope your sister has been ok with the terrible air quality. i've been coughing for a couple weeks.

[intheflow]

14. Which fire is this?

Waldo Canyon? High Park? Flagstaff? Somewhere in New Mexico or Montana?

[fizzgig]

19. high park

[intheflow]

36. Yaaaaaay!!!!

That's the one by me!

[fizzgig]

37. howdy neighbor

[bluedigger]

17. That's good news!

Down here in Montezuma County, the Weber fire was at 45% containment as of Friday. They only lost one structure so far! The fact that the local paper hasn't published any updates since Friday is encouraging. The estimate to it being "out" is July 5... We also have the "Escarpment" fire just south of Cortez, but it seems to be isolated by topography and stayed small (60 acres).

The local coverage is pretty good on fire fighting operations, if folks are interested: http://www.cortezjournal.com/article/20120701/NEWS01/706299897/Hot-to-the-touch

[fizzgig]

20. sounds a bit of good news for you guys

thanks for the link, i read a few stories and they are pretty good. i was shocked at how well our local paper handled the fire, they did a really good job (and it sticks in my craw to say that )

[bluedigger]

25. You must have the same publisher.

My local paper is weak soup at best, but they did all right with their fire coverage.

[fizzgig]

30. the evil empire of gannett rules up here

they usually churn out crap

[DesertRat]

18. That's great news. Where are you?

Are you here in AZ?

[fizzgig]

21. northern colorado

i'm thinking about you guys

[DesertRat]

22. Thanks, same here

We've had some afternoon thunderstorms recently here in the mountains of eastern AZ. The rain is desperately needed, but the lightening is still a concern.

[fizzgig]

34. the first thunderstorm really spooked me

so much dry lightening, although we did get some rain in town. now there's the issue of runoff into the river, sucks to be concerned by rain.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

23. From the title I thought the Right Wing gun nuts had calmed down over ACA.

I thought that was too good to be true....

[fizzgig]

27. wishful thinking

[Spitfire of ATJ]

29. Seriously, how's the air quallity where you are?

When we had a big wildfire here a few years back the air was so thick I had trouble sleeping.

[fizzgig]

33. it's much improved

haven't really noticed any smoke smell for at least a week and the haze has cleared a lot. i'd had a bit of a cough since the fire started at it's pretty well gone, but i'm sure people with asthma or increased sensitivity are still feeling it.

there were a couple days earlier on that the town was blanketed in smoke, ash raining down on the west side of town. it woke me up more than a couple times.

[Spitfire of ATJ]

39. We had sunset like skies all day and ash falling like snow.

It was really strange. A few days later I was heading to Vegas and just as I hit the 57 North above the 91 I saw where another fire caused by arson broke out towards Corona. There was almost no wind and I wish I'd had my camera because I swear it looked just like an atomic bomb had gone off. A perfect mushroom cloud lit up orange in the setting sun against a blue sky.

The weird thing is that's the place in the classic movie "War of the Worlds" where they tried to stop the martians with an A-bomb.

[Rhiannon12866]

24. Excellent news!

I've been following the news and worrying... You must be so relieved!

[fizzgig]

31. things certainly feel much calmer

now if the damn heat would just break

[donheld]

26. Great news!

[fizzgig]

32. thanks!

[onestepforward]

40. Great news!

I know how frightening they can be. We had a lot in Texas last year.

Wishing the best for all who lost their homes.