View Full Version : BAD NEWS....Superior Colorado is burning...The Shelby Museum is 12 miles away at time
Derald Rice
12-30-2021, 09:02 PM
Superior colorado is between Broomfield (NW of Denver ) and Boulder.
This fire is is open land, and has consumed 500 homes in 6 hours.
The Shelby-American museum is 12 miles to the north at this time.
Very dry conditions and high winds.
https://www.9news.com/article/news/local/wildfire/boulder-county-fire-most-destructive-in-state-history/73-b1ffd46e-abff-46aa-acfe-37cbec423928
mburger
12-30-2021, 09:26 PM
Wow! 500 homes in 6 hours. Just terrible.
The scene is unbelievable! It's been so dry here for months and with 100 mph winds, it's a recipe for disaster.
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nucjd19
12-30-2021, 11:06 PM
We lost our cabin in the Smoky Mountain National park wildfires in 2016. It was devastating and took a huge amount of effort and time to rebuild so this really hits home. Praying for everyone.
Derald Rice
12-30-2021, 11:16 PM
The winds are changing directions but are expected to stay strong through the night.
2-6 inches of snow are forecast for tomorrow, depending on who you like to listen to.
No fatalities are reported at this time.
GoDadGo
12-31-2021, 08:06 AM
Wild Fires Scare Me Far More Than Hurricanes Ever Will!
I Guess It's Because It Looks Like Hell On Earth!
At Least We Can Run From Hurricanes!
KDubU
12-31-2021, 08:33 AM
That is some nasty weather with tragic results. All those people who have lost their homes and the amount of time it will take to rebuild. What a nightmare and hope the fatalities stays at zero.
Been watching it on the news. I feel bad for those who have lost their homes and property.
We live in the forest north of Flagstaff. A few years ago, we watched and worried from a distance for weeks as thousands of acres of Ponderosa Pine burned right behind our home. We were lucky hotshots and air tankers were able to keep the flames at bay. I still have fire retardant stains on fences, my shop, and some out buildings that were hit by the air tankers. The fire was spitin’ distance from our property.
But after the fire is out, then comes the flooding and more damage and destruction.
Wildfires are terrifying and we live with the threat year-round. Our go-bags are always packed, vehicles fueled, and horse trailer staged and ready to go. We have an emergency evac plan depending on which direction the fire comes from. When I was a SAR pilot, I used to fly around spotting wildfires in Northern AZ when not on other search missions. My crew and I would spot around sixty wildfires each fire season. More than half are human caused.
Derald Rice
12-31-2021, 12:51 PM
This mornings sheriffs department update:
At least 580 homes, maybe up to 1000....they are still counting.
Downed power lines are in the vicinity of the origin of the fire.
Total acreage of the fire is estimated at over 6200 acres, approx 10 sq miles.
Fatalities are still at ZERO.
The aerial photos look just like Tornado damage, random homes are still standing,
while other entire neighborhoods are totally devastated.
ydousurf
12-31-2021, 01:19 PM
The snow is a blessing, but just a little too late for those who have lost so much. It's good to hear no loss of human life, so far, can't say that for the furry family members? Very sad and scary that under the dry conditions, that a firestorm can errupt like this one. And I just can't believe it's end-of-December news and not in the month of July/August - Crazy! Scary too, for what the 2022 summer will bring us? My heart, thoughts and prayers go out to all those hurting. :(
dukegrad98
01-01-2022, 07:27 PM
Been watching this one -- horrible destruction and losses. We just sold our second home in the Colorado mountains a couple of months ago, after more than twenty years of summertime enjoyment. There were lots of reasons for that decision (ranging from the obvious white-hot real estate market for sellers, to wildfires, to a political environment and population that has shifted pretty dramatically over the last two decades). I look back at the constant annual escalation in insurance costs for that property, and don't envy anyone in the area their next renewal premium.
Cheers, John
J R Jones
01-02-2022, 10:05 AM
Been watching this one -- horrible destruction and losses. We just sold our second home in the Colorado mountains a couple of months ago, after more than twenty years of summertime enjoyment. There were lots of reasons for that decision (ranging from the obvious white-hot real estate market for sellers, to wildfires, to a political environment and population that has shifted pretty dramatically over the last two decades). I look back at the constant annual escalation in insurance costs for that property, and don't envy anyone in the area their next renewal premium.
Cheers, John
John, I enjoyed living in Denver in the sixties and have spent numerous vacations in CO.
I have a USAF buddy in the rural SW corner of CO and he speaks of crime there as a result of drug culture and collateral effects. Fixing that is not easy, and escape to the west is not a certain solution.
The mid-west looks pretty good these days.
jim
NiceGuyEddie
01-04-2022, 12:21 PM
Maybe I watched too much Mork & Mindy, but when I arrived at Denver airport for the first time I was surprised at how hot and dry it was and the area was more of a "plains state" rather than being surrounded by tall, snow-covered mountains. Of course, it was the summer, but I expected everything to be green.
Anyway, any updates? I'm supposed to visit Denver in the spring and I wanted to visit the The Shelby American Collection. I hope all is OK.
Indy Shu
01-04-2022, 12:31 PM
The green east of the mountains usually wears off by mid summer. Fire was under control the next day when the wind died down and some snow came. Museum is safe.
For those not familiar with Colorado topology, it can be a bit disappointing to fly into Denver and see nothing but flat ground! Colorado is essentially half mountains and half high desert plains. Boulder is on the plains right up against the mountains. The area of the recent fire is south and east of Boulder.
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I live about 20 miles south of the airport out on the plains and here is my view of Pike's Peak from my house:
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Derald Rice
01-05-2022, 02:04 PM
UPDATE:
Yes, the museum is safe.....At the beginning of the fire, the wind directions and intensities were not determined.
The new total of homes is 991 destroyed, and 127 damaged. Estimated loss is 900M - 1.6B.
The source of the fire is being narrowed down, and the primary area of concern is land owned by a religious group known as "Twelve Tribes". The SPLC , as biased as they are, call them a cult.
Here is a video of their property on the morning of the fire. This was shot by a concerned house guest of a neighbor.
https://youtu.be/jJiuRTcDe3s