While is sounds encouraging to be 50% contained - our area remains close to an active zone on the aggressive edge of this fire. The good news, is that there has been a lot less smoke from inside the original burn areas, and a lot more firefighters and tankers are on the fire. The blow [...]
Tonight our home is still standing. The map on the left is the High Park Fire map for today - the map on the right is a Google Satellite map of our home (Bubble labelled A) Arrows point to Highway 14 in the fire map - Highway 14 is labelled at the top of the Google [...]
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Click here to listen to "A Jolt of Joan" "SAFETY?" Extremely dry, windy conditions stoked the High Park Fire on Sunday, prompting hundreds more evacuation notices and grounding firefighting aircraft for hours. “These are the conditions that kill people — kill firefighters — and we don’t want that,” fire information officer Brett Haberstick said, [...]
The fire is in the canyon. The first house has been lost. It was the home of a firefighter. From the Evacuation Center
Today will be a horrendous fight Once again, temperatures reach a record high, winds remain high and the humidity in the fire is 3-4%. These conditions make it difficult to fight this fire. Yesterday the fire burned approximately 1,000 acres of unburned area on the SE side of the fire in the Laurence Creek Lane [...]
Latest news reports that the High Park Fire reinvigorated by winds up to 50 miles/hr, HOT 93 degree temps and LOW 10% humidity. These conditions will continue through tomorrow. The fire has crossed a fire line in Northern Redstone Canyon. The fire is much closer to our home now! There is no helicopter support [...]
The fire is 15% contained. Our canyon, Redstone, is still too hot to return. When we get the word that we can return you will hear Ooooo Laaaa Laaaa across the planet. Will let you know - until then...... MANY THANKS for all of you holding vigil for our home!
The blue circle indicates the position of our home and you see the edge of the fire a few miles away. There were fires at the top of Redstone. Stu is at a meeting now and will come back with more specific news soon. This is looking GOOD!