Earth Watch Report - Forest/Wild Fires
GreggMonument
Published on Jun 11, 2013
Video of when fire first started and prior to mandatory evacuations in Cathedral Pines.
CurrentNewsTVx
Published on Jun 12, 2013
1st Video: Skyline loop in Canon City. (Aerial firefighting??)
2nd Video: Mandatory Evacuation Cathedral Pines| 12.06.2013 | Forest / Wild Fire | USA | State of Colorado, [Black Forest] |  |
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Forest / Wild Fire in USA on Wednesday, 12 June, 2013 at 03:11 (03:11 AM) UTC.
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| A wildfire charged through the Black Forest area northeast of Colorado Springs, Colo., on Tuesday, igniting several large houses as its flames threatened a neighborhood set in dense forest where some home values top $1 million. A thick plume of gray smoke could be seen from Denver, about 65 miles to the north. Video from a helicopter showed flames engulfing several large homes. Homes in the Black Forest area are on sites between 2 to 5 acres each. Cathedral Pines, a neighborhood with several pricey homes with views of Pikes Peak, is among the areas evacuated because of the blaze. CBS Station KCNC Colorado reported that based on Copter 4's video, it looked like at least 10 homes were burned. Fire managers requested aerial firefighting resources, and the Air Force Academy was among those sending ground resources to help fight the flames. A U.S. Forest Service official in Golden, Mike Stearly, said an air tanker from Nevada will be coming to battle the blaze but is unsure when it will arrive. He told CBS4: "We are a little disconnected with the immediate information on ground, but we are focusing on the protection of people at this time. Things are hot and heavy here at the coordination center." There were no immediate reports of injuries in the Black Forest Fire, said Lt. Jeff Kramer of the El Paso County sheriff's department. He didn't know how many homes had been evacuated. Kramer said it was too soon to say what caused the blaze. He said residents were being notified to leave by automated phone calls and in some cases in-person visits from sheriff's deputies. "To protect life is certainly the ultimate priority here," Kramer said. The Black Forest Fire was one of at least three significant wildfires burning in Colorado amid gusty winds and record-breaking hot, dry weather. A fire burning on an estimated 300 acres south of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Arkansas River led to the evacuation of the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park near Canon City, the Bureau of Land Management said. Park spokeswoman Peggy Gair told The Gazette the evacuations affected several hundred people at the park, which closed Tuesday afternoon. Evacuations also were in effect from Parkdale to Soda Point, north of the Royal Gorge, the BLM said. |
Colorado fires burn homes, force thousands to flee
Wildfires have burned 80 to 100 homes in Colorado Springs, and the sheriff said he feared there were fatalities.
BLACK FOREST, Colo. — Wildfires burning across Colorado Wednesday have destroyed dozens of homes and forced thousands to evacuate, including 900 inmates from a state prison. Near Colorado Springs, El Paso County Sheriff Terry Maketa said Wednesday afternoon that the Black Forest Fire had destroyed 92 homes. The cause was still unknown. Maketa said about 2,300 homes, affecting about 6,400 people, were evacuated, and 7,500 acres had burned since the fire began Tuesday. No injuries or deaths have been reported. Maketa said officials were trying to confirm the whereabouts of one person reported missing Wednesday. Firefighters tried to go where the person was last seen but were turned back twice because it was too hot, he said. Wildfires also were burning in New Mexico, Oregon and California, where a smokejumper was killed fighting one of dozens of lightning-sparked fires.Read Full Article Watch Videos Here
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