A Bit Scared

[Buckrub]

http://www.miamiherald.com/2013/06/11/3445744/fire-near-colorado-springs-burns.html

This is five miles from my daughter's house in Colorado Springs. It's headed away from her house now, but several houses are gone up in smoke. And she texted and said do not call, phone lines are supposed to remain open.

She says she is fine.........but this is CLOSE........

[LJ3]

Holy crap, Bucky. Not sure I could handle my daughter being anywhere near that sort of thing. I'm SO not ready to let my kids grow up and they're looking at colleges now :(

[Buckrub]

Pacing the floor. Pictures are awful. This is not four miles from them............

http://gazette.com/several-homes-reportedly-burn-in-fire-in-black-forest-evacuation-zone-grows/article/1502187

[Sunshine]

Hope everything goes away from her.

I had the hell scared out of me, from a fire close to our house.

Very scary. Positive thoughts and prayers!!

[Captain]

Damn that would drive me crazy!
Good thing you are already there... :D
Seriously, keep us posted. I know this is weighing hard on ya right now.
Sending up prayers!
Take Care, Captain

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[Thumper]

Scary stuff ... pray for no wind reversal. Wish the best for all'o youse.

[Buckrub]

Getting worse. No texts from her in a while.

Worse, daughter #1 is scheduled to fly out there to see her sister tomorrow morning at 6:00 from Charlotte. Haven't heard from either of them. Oldest grandson is 20 today, and can't reach him.

mercy me.

http://gazette.com/several-homes-reportedly-burn-in-fire-in-black-forest-evacuation-zone-grows/article/1502187

[Captain]

I hope she lives North or west of the area. Sounds like it is making a hard run to the Southeast...
Keep us posted.
Take Care, Captain

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[Chicken Dinner]

I'll get my worry bones out for you. Keep us posted when you hear something.

[Buckrub]

on phone with her now. She is about 4 miles southwest of the southern most part of the fire. If you map it, she is in Briargate, just east of I-25, and Black Forest is a few miles NE of her. Winds are mostly away from her, but lately they've swirled. Today is going to be bad. Weather awful for fires, and CSFP is stretched thin. And apparently daughter #1 is on flight there now, so I have to worry about 7 people now, not just 5............

This ain't good.

[Sunshine]

Bucky, your daughters fire just made our news!!

Hope she's safe!!

[Buckrub]

Still not good..................

11:29 a.m.: Black Forest fire by the numbers . . .

Containment: 0 percent

Deaths / injuries: None reported

Acres burned: 15,000

Homes burned: 360 destroyed / 14 damaged

People evacuated: 38,000 people

Homes evacuated: 13,000

Evacuation area: 94,000 acres or147 square miles.

Firefighters on scene: 500 estimated