Justin Dombrowski
Justin Dombrowski
chase fires home losing move mph start today trucks trying winds
With the winds we have today (30-35 mph in Boulder County), you could have fires that could outrace fire trucks trying to chase it. You could have fires that move so fast, you can't get out of the way on time. You could start not just losing a home, but home after home after home.
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We've been seeing hundreds of fires this winter, basically multiple fires everyday. When you talk about these wind events that have been coming through, instead of these fires where firefighters can quickly stop them, they're turning to thousands of acres.
causing fire fuel half high mile problems safety sucking trees vegetation winds
The problems with these high winds is not only is it sucking the moisture out of the fuel or the vegetation that's going to burn, but it also fanned the fire for a half a mile long and also got it into the trees causing safety problems for firefighters.
allowed fires thousands turning wind
It has allowed for more fires and the wind has fanned those fires, turning them into hundreds, if not thousands of acres.
aggressive burned fast heavier hot lighter spread tempered vegetation winds
It burned hot and aggressive and spread fast because of the winds in the lighter vegetation and more south-facing slopes, then it tempered down when it got into the heavier timber area.
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They were able to move about 1,900 people up there in three minutes.
continuing pattern relief weather
This weather pattern has been continuing for weeks, and there's no real relief in sight.
fire ground people realize season snow
What people need to realize is that fire season is a year-round problem. If you don't have snow on the ground or it's not raining, you're in fire season.
leave somebody
You are not going to leave somebody on the street.
air cost dollars fires millions resources talking
Think of the resources that we use, like air tankers. We're talking about fires that cost millions of dollars a day to fight.
dry event mountains receiving
This has been a monthly event all winter: a hot, dry day with westerly winds. As the mountains have been receiving the moisture, we've been receiving the wind.
fast fire happened stop time
This happened so fast that firefighters just had to stop the fire without having time to evacuate.
awesome extreme looking power smoke
That smoke plume that you see there is not just a plume going up into the sky. It is extreme energy. This is awesome power that we're looking at.
far fast greater moving park puts
Right now, it's moving so fast and so far that it puts everything in that park at a greater threat.