NRA Life of Duty presented by Brownells and FNH USA have teamed up to bring you another Full Episode of the Frontlines Series – this time from the wildfires of Colorado. Watch as NRA Life of Duty Correspondent Chuck Holton reports on the men and women battling the devastating flames along with the tools and tactics used to keep the state and it’s residents safe.
Introduced by Col. Oliver North Ret. USMC
Firefighter Blog Waldo Canyon Fire coverage.
Update: The image below is from the Pike’s Peak (summit) webcam and offers a unique view of the wildfire from above. As you can see the fire has minimal containment and many active fronts.
Waldo Canyon Fire Links:
Watch KRDO 13 has near constant live coverage.
Listen RadioReference is monitoring all emergency frequencies in the county with Waldo dominating traffic. Good communication between air ops and operations.
Read Gazette.com, Colorado news source.
Twitter #WaldoCanyonFire real time Tweets.
Instagram Image View from I-25.
Webcam Pike’s Peak (summit).
Facebook Waldo Canyon Fire group.
Local Relief Links Citizen Command Center.
(Google Earth View KML)
Blame a combination of drought, high winds, high temps, Colorado Beetle Kill, lightning and arson for the most destructive wildfire season in Colorado in more than a decade. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona and to a lessor extent Utah see their fair share of wildfire annually but the 2012 wild fire season began early and presently shows no signs of slowing.
The High Park Fire burning on the outskirts of Fort Carson has already claimed 248 homes. The Waldo Canyon Fire burning above Colorado Springs has forced the evacuation of thousands. Fire authorities are satisfied they will be granted air and ground resources in sufficient numbers to combat advancing flames fronts and protect residential property.
Firefighters are facing temperatures nearing triple digits with predicted winds to 25 mph through Tuesday. Temperatures in Colorado Springs will remain in the 90′s for the next eight days.
This Waldo Canyon Fire is reminiscent of the Monument Fire that struck Sierra Vista in Southern Arizona last June. Persistent SSW winds blew the fire off the Hauchuca Mountains and into residential neighborhoods claiming dozens of homes and outbuildings.
Related links:
Inciweb
Pikes Peak Webcam (summit)
Twitter Search #COFire
CBS Denver
USFS Pike
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