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Fire Near SPlatte Spires & Chair Rocks

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Buff Johnson · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Dec 2005 · Points: 1,145

Jeffco just issued a Level3 evac (leave immediately) for Foxton & River Rds @ 3 mile radius; called the Chair Rock fire.

teece303 · · Highlands Ranch, CO · Joined Dec 2012 · Points: 596

Dang! We were climbing in that area yesterday. There were lightning strikes in a dry storm, and both me and my partner thought we smelled smoke at the top of a route, but it was fleeting.

We never saw a plume.

Scary! (And now they're calling it the Lime Gulch Fire).

Tom-onator · · trollfreesociety · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 790
Lime Gulch fire map
Mandatory evac for the town of Buffalo Creek.
Damn good singletrack gunna get scorched again.
Mike Morin · · Glen, NH · Joined Nov 2007 · Points: 1,355
dancesatmoonrise · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Apr 2011 · Points: 695

Aw, shoot. The last thing I wanted to hear.

Mike, keep us posted. Thanks!

Bill Duncan · · Glade Park, CO · Joined Mar 2005 · Points: 3,410

[sigh]

Jim Amidon · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Jun 2001 · Points: 850

The unfortunate reality of summers now and to come.......

Tom-onator · · trollfreesociety · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 790
Jim Amidon wrote:The unfortunate reality of summers now and to come.......
Nailed it Jim!
Feds cut funding for hazardous fuel removal
East Spanish Peak fire started last night and is now 300 acres.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

Colorado
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