Photos from a media tour of the Waldo Canyon Fire area west of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Friday, June 29, 2012. Twenty firefighters of Bighorn 209, a hand crew from Montana, were checking for hot spots near Cedar Heights road.
President Barack Obama praised first responders and firefighters during his tour Friday, June 29, 2012 in Colorado Springs of the Waldo Canyon Fire. “They are genuine heroes,” the president said. “We want to say thank you to all the folks involved in this. “They are putting their lives at risk to help us and to save us.” Obama said that though he considered the collaboration of local, state and federal agencies “outstanding,” the destruction of the early fire season demonstrated a need for long-term planning.
Aerial photos, Thursday June 28, 2012, of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs shows the destructive path of the fire in Mountain Shadows Subdivision area.
The Denver Post captured aerial photos Thursday of the Waldo Canyon fire in Colorado Springs. The after photos show the destructive path of the fire in Mountain Shadows Subdivision area.
(Before photos via screen capture/BING)
A three-day-old wildfire erupted with catastrophic fury Tuesday, ripping across the foothills neighborhoods of Colorado Springs, devouring an untold number of homes and sending tens of thousands fleeing to safety in what was shaping up as one of the biggest disasters in state history. “This is a firestorm of epic proportions,” said Colorado Springs Fire Chief Richard Brown. Read the full story…
A female police officer was shot and killed Sunday night during Denver’s popular City Park Jazz scene, sending hundreds of people fleeing as shots were fired. Read the full story here…
The Waldo Canyon fire, which officials here called “very aggressive,” spread in three directions and displaced about 11,000 people from their homes as fires continued to burn statewide Sunday. Read the full story…
As firefighters continue to battle the High Park Fire, west of Fort Collins, Colorado, Air National Guard soldiers are documenting the ground and air assault. These photos are from the Colorado National Guard Flickr stream and include images taken by the Nebraska Air National Guard and the Kansas Air National Guard.
Firefighters hope to fully contain the High Park Fire, which has torched 68,440 acres in the mountains west of Fort Collins, on or about July 15. More than 1,800 firefighters are currently fighting the blaze, which is now 60 percent contained, according to the fire incident command website.
(Source: The Denver Post)
Only nine heavy air tankers remain in the U.S. Forest Service’s fleet to battle a wildfire season expected to last through the fall, worrying critics who fear the lack of resources has left forests vulnerable. A decade ago, the fleet numbered 44.
Eight of the remaining planes, including three flying over the High Park fire in Larimer County, were built at least 50 years ago to serve as military planes patrolling the ocean.
With retardant’s potential threat to wildlife and water, authorities ponder limiting its use
The hundreds of thousands of gallons of red slurry that air tankers are dropping on Colorado forests to shield mountain houses from wildfires has a downside: It is toxic. Laced with ammonia and nitrates, it has the potential to kill fish and taint water supplies.
Silo and Barn at Sunset.
Alaska 2012 Images are trickling out!
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golden hour in steamboat, colorado
Sunrise over Manitou Springs after several days of below-freezing temperatures.
Garden of the Gods
Pikes Peak, once again.
Echo Lake, Colorado
