More latest-greatest from the Hayman Fire. The main thrust of the blaze seems to be to the south at the moment. There was a flurry of new, “extreme” activity yesterday…
More latest-greatest from the Hayman Fire.
The main thrust of the blaze seems to be to the south at the moment. There was a flurry of new, “extreme” activity yesterday afternoon down there. They’re now talking about it being up until September before they really have this fire knocked down. Not that they’re anywhere near containing it as yet. Temps are expected to remain reasonable, but the wind could pick up again this p.m.
So far it’s cost about $20MM to battle the blaze. FEMA will pick up 75% of the costs.
Douglas Co. (and south and west) was (and remains) one of the fastest-growing counties in the country. Much of that growth is now in harm’s way.
Governor Owens felt obliged to note on national TV:
“This fire is not going to endanger Denver itself,” Owens said during an interview with CNN. “I just flew over it, and, as bad as it is and as significant as it is, it’s still 20 or 30 miles from Denver, and there’s a lot of natural stoppage points . . . between Denver and the fire. The Denver metro area is safe.”
Caller ID, Call Waiting, Selective Caller Acceptance and Telezappers are causing the sheriffs problems as they try to use “Reverse 911” to notify people of evacuation orders. Huh. Never thought of that.
It looks like the fellow whose car was seen driving from the scene has been exonerated.
I’ve often joked about Colorado being one of the safest places around to live, considering natural disasters. Except for the plains area, we don’t get tornadoes. No hurricanes. No earthquakes. Blizzards are extremely rare. No volcanoes.
I had a very nice exchange of letters with the lady who runs the site, and, several PNGs later, there I am, in living color/weather. Having learned a bit more about the system, I’m more and more impressed by what she’s put together here.
She’s in the process of trying to upgrade some of the administration functions for the site, so that people can do this themselves (she’s also got some concerns about irking the folks at Stor, so it’s not something she wants to do wholesale until she gets some thigns cleared). I’d avoid pestering her about it until she’s put some of those improvements in (easy for me to say, of course, now that I have my own, personalized WeatherPixie, BWAH-HA-HAH!).
Please show where Lake George is in relation to the fire on your map. Are there any updates on the east side of the fire near Indian Creek? How far east and south has the fire gone? My parents live in Indian Creek and are wondering if the fire has gotten to their house. It is on Cedar Mountain Road about 7-8 miles from Divide.
Lake George is about as far E of Florissant along the highway (on the map) as Florissant is from Divide. My map in this post shows it a bit better.
The most recent detailed map from the USFS is a day old, located here.
According to the Douglas Co. Sheriffs site, Indian Creek is “on alert” for evacuation, but I’m not sure that’s the right Indian Creek. There are some evacuation maps here that might be a bit helpful. The evacuation map for Jefferson and Douglas Co. is here.
Rrg. Just spotted Indian Creek in Teller Co., which I suspect is the right one. It indicates Mandatory Evacuation, as of last night.
More latest-greatest from the Hayman Fire.
Heeeeeyyy, you customized your weather pixie!
How’d you do that?
I had a very nice exchange of letters with the lady who runs the site, and, several PNGs later, there I am, in living color/weather. Having learned a bit more about the system, I’m more and more impressed by what she’s put together here.
She’s in the process of trying to upgrade some of the administration functions for the site, so that people can do this themselves (she’s also got some concerns about irking the folks at Stor, so it’s not something she wants to do wholesale until she gets some thigns cleared). I’d avoid pestering her about it until she’s put some of those improvements in (easy for me to say, of course, now that I have my own, personalized WeatherPixie, BWAH-HA-HAH!).
Ahem. But thanks for noticing.
Please show where Lake George is in relation to the fire on your map. Are there any updates on the east side of the fire near Indian Creek? How far east and south has the fire gone? My parents live in Indian Creek and are wondering if the fire has gotten to their house. It is on Cedar Mountain Road about 7-8 miles from Divide.
Thanks.
Lake George is about as far E of Florissant along the highway (on the map) as Florissant is from Divide. My map in this post shows it a bit better.
The most recent detailed map from the USFS is a day old, located here.
According to the Douglas Co. Sheriffs site, Indian Creek is “on alert” for evacuation, but I’m not sure that’s the right Indian Creek. There are some evacuation maps here that might be a bit helpful. The evacuation map for Jefferson and Douglas Co. is here.
Rrg. Just spotted Indian Creek in Teller Co., which I suspect is the right one. It indicates Mandatory Evacuation, as of last night.
Hope this helps.