June 12, 2012
When it comes to wildfire, there’s a big difference between “containment” and “control” “This fire … we got a mess. It’s so doggone big,” said Bill Hahnenberg, the Type 1 Incident Commander assigned to the High Park fire burning west of Fort Collins, Colorado. He explained the difference between containing a fire and having it under control to Denver Post reporter Jeremy Meyer in an interview this afternoon.

When it comes to wildfire, there’s a big difference between “containment” and “control”

“This fire … we got a mess. It’s so doggone big,” said Bill Hahnenberg, the Type 1 Incident Commander assigned to the High Park fire burning west of Fort Collins, Colorado. He explained the difference between containing a fire and having it under control to Denver Post reporter Jeremy Meyer in an interview this afternoon.

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    Ugh, my forest land T_T I hate forest fires… PEOPLE. LEARN HOW TO PROPERLY EXTINGUISH YOUR CAMP FIRES AND CIGARETTES. …....
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    Spent most of my work day freaking out about this. I hope that everyone in my state is safe and that the fire can be...
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