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1. #1
   On September 9th, 2010 at 10:19 am, flmom said:

   Thanks for the info, all I can offer is prayer. I don’t see any donation link if that is also needed.

2. #2
   On September 9th, 2010 at 10:19 am, ThackerAgency said:

   If environmentalists would allow them to clean out the underbrush, there wouldn’t be such problems. I hope nobody is injured and the blaze is controlled soon. We could do many things to keep these problems from becoming tragic, but we as a society choose not to for whatever reason.

   That said, Happy New Year to those celebrating a new start to a great new year among your family.

3. #3
   On September 9th, 2010 at 12:32 pm, rambler said:

   Who pays the carbon tax for fires?

4. #4
   On September 9th, 2010 at 12:54 pm, Rogue Cheddar said:

   Nature in all it’s wonderous and irrational glory, like trying to reason with a Great White. I empathize with those who have lost and hope the fire ends without further devastaion.

5. #5
   On September 9th, 2010 at 2:40 pm, Common Sense said:

   Now at 169 homes, just awful.

   At 6,300 acres, it may be the most homes lost in a fire, but certainly not the worst fire in Colorado history.

   The Buffalo Creek Fire in 1996 was 12,000 acres in ONE day, driven by 60 mph winds, 10 homes (including our 2 family cabins, built by my great-grandfather), and a severe flood that killed 2 people. It was the largest fire in Colorado history until the Hayman fire.

   The Hi Meadow Fire in 2000 was 11,000 acres, 58 homes and burned right up to the Buffalo Creek Fire boundaries.

   And the granddaddy of them all, the Hayman Fire, was almost 138,000 acres with 133 homes lost. It burned for more than a month and one woman died from an asthma attack caused by the smoke.

   All three of these fires were in the same general area in the Pike National Forest. It’s part of the “Red Zone”, a particularly dry part of Colorado along the foothills that also includes the area of the current fire.

6. #6
   On September 9th, 2010 at 6:34 pm, zorro said:

   Our Prayers are with you Colorado.

7. #7
   On September 9th, 2010 at 6:46 pm, Lindsay said:

   Prayers from Florida. I just read that the fire may spread into the city.