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http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20944218
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32,000 PLUS evacuated, 800 firefighters on the ground, houses now burning, dry dry dry, no rain, and too much wind. This is bad.
KKTV - Video - Live
http://www.denverpost.com/breakingnews/ci_20944218
http://www.gazette.com/sections/fire/
32,000 PLUS evacuated, 800 firefighters on the ground, houses now burning, dry dry dry, no rain, and too much wind. This is bad.
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?15,324 acres, at least 100 homes burned, waiting to see what the wind and weather do today.
Fire creeping close to more homes and the Air Force Academy.
Our house is a few miles east of the mountains, so we are OK so far. Many others are not so lucky right now..........
Thanks for all the good thoughts.
Fire creeping close to more homes and the Air Force Academy.
Our house is a few miles east of the mountains, so we are OK so far. Many others are not so lucky right now..........
Thanks for all the good thoughts.
Area burning/burned is orange/red (from infrared camera overnight)
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The latest map. Fire perimeter in red, mandatory evacuation in blue, and pre-evacuation in yellow.
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The latest map. Fire perimeter in red, mandatory evacuation in blue, and pre-evacuation in yellow.
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For those of you who might have visited in the past -
This place was a famous institution here.....beloved by locals as well as tourists
WALDO CANYON FIRE: Flying W Ranch burns to ground
June 26, 2012 7:19 PM
RICH LADEN
THE GAZETTE
The Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs wasn’t just a tourist attraction. It was part of the Pikes Peak region’s history.
And on Tuesday, it burned to the ground in a brewing wildfire that went wild.
“It’s a sad day for the Flying W Ranch. With much sadness we have to report that the Flying W Ranch as well as several homes in the Mountain Shadows area has in fact been burned to the ground,” the ranch management said on its website. “We ask that in this sad time that you remember the Flying W and the Wolfe family who has owned and operated the Flying W Ranch since 1953.
“If you have made an online reservation or a deposit your money will be refunded at a later date when we have had a chance to gather our thoughts. We ask that you pray for all the families within the area and assure you we will rebuild.”
Russ Wolfe, now 87, and his late wife, Marian, moved to the Pikes Peak region from Kansas in 1948, Russ Wolfe told The Gazette in an interview several years ago. They took over a working cattle and horse ranch on what is now the northwest side of Colorado Springs. The ranch’s brand featured a “w” with two lines sticking out from underneath it, and they called it the Flying W, he said at the time.
The ranch, according to The Gazette’s story, stretched west from what is now Centennial Boulevard, and from Garden of the Gods Road north to the Air Force Academy.
The Wolfes sold about 800 acres of the ranch in the early 1980s to developers of the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Marian Wolfe’s sister had another 1,200 acres, called the Reed Ranch, mostly east of Centennial. It was sold to make way for the Pinon Valley neighborhood and much of the high-tech corridor north of Garden of the Gods Road.
In 1949 or 1950, the Wolfes began offering horseback rides. As a way to “make the horses work another two hours,” Wolfe said years ago, they started offering evening horse rides, and Marian would meet a group of riders with dinner. A few dozen people would sit around a campfire and sing before riding back to the ranch in the dark.
Then, visitors began coming just for dinner.
“After a while, we still had 20 horses, but 400 people for dinner,” Russ said. “Then we had 20 horses and 800 people for dinner, and then 20 horses and 1,000 people,” Wolfe said.
Eventually, Wolfe said, “we finally just got rid of the horses.”
Since the early 1950s, the ranch served western food and western style entertainment — attracting visitors from around the world.
“In our high season we entertain and serve dinner to over 1,000 people nightly,” the Flying W’s website says.
About 1955, the Flying W Wranglers were formed. The singing group performed for tens of thousands of people over the years and was as much a part of the Flying W Ranch as its steak dinners and western hospitality.
The Flying W’s destruction generated more than 400 comments on the ranch’s Facebook page by mid-Tuesday evening.
Tim Goettel and his wife, Susan, were poised to see their youngest daughter, Kelsey, married at Flying W on July 7. The Goettels live in Pueblo West, but spent about 10 years in Colorado Springs when Tim was pastor at Stratmoor Hills United Methodist Church, near the World Arena. The Goettels and their three daughters enjoyed many family outings at Flying W, Tim said.
“We would ride the train at the ranch and climb to the top of the mountain and explore all the stores,” he said. “And listen to the Wranglers and their corny jokes.”
“It just breaks our hearts,” Tim said of the Flying W. “We were holding out hope that somehow it would miss the Flying W and that we’d have the honor and privilege of being married in such a wonderful, beautiful location that our family has grown up going to over the years.
“Here now it’s turned into a horrible tragedy,” he said. “We’ve been kind of thunderstruck.”
The Goettels have made new plans for Kelsey’s wedding. She and her finance, David, will be married at the Beulah United Methodist Church in Beulah, southwest of Pueblo, and have a reception in a local park. Ironically, the Goettels faced a similar situation seven years ago when a fire near Beulah threatened to postpone the wedding of one of their other daughters.
“We were going to have a cowboy wedding, with burlap decorations,” Tim said.
“We’re praying for them,” he said.
Read more: Flying W Ranch burns to ground | ranch, reportedly, waldo - WALDO CANYON FIRE - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
This place was a famous institution here.....beloved by locals as well as tourists
WALDO CANYON FIRE: Flying W Ranch burns to ground
June 26, 2012 7:19 PM
RICH LADEN
THE GAZETTE
The Flying W Ranch in Colorado Springs wasn’t just a tourist attraction. It was part of the Pikes Peak region’s history.
And on Tuesday, it burned to the ground in a brewing wildfire that went wild.
“It’s a sad day for the Flying W Ranch. With much sadness we have to report that the Flying W Ranch as well as several homes in the Mountain Shadows area has in fact been burned to the ground,” the ranch management said on its website. “We ask that in this sad time that you remember the Flying W and the Wolfe family who has owned and operated the Flying W Ranch since 1953.
“If you have made an online reservation or a deposit your money will be refunded at a later date when we have had a chance to gather our thoughts. We ask that you pray for all the families within the area and assure you we will rebuild.”
Russ Wolfe, now 87, and his late wife, Marian, moved to the Pikes Peak region from Kansas in 1948, Russ Wolfe told The Gazette in an interview several years ago. They took over a working cattle and horse ranch on what is now the northwest side of Colorado Springs. The ranch’s brand featured a “w” with two lines sticking out from underneath it, and they called it the Flying W, he said at the time.
The ranch, according to The Gazette’s story, stretched west from what is now Centennial Boulevard, and from Garden of the Gods Road north to the Air Force Academy.
The Wolfes sold about 800 acres of the ranch in the early 1980s to developers of the Mountain Shadows neighborhood. Marian Wolfe’s sister had another 1,200 acres, called the Reed Ranch, mostly east of Centennial. It was sold to make way for the Pinon Valley neighborhood and much of the high-tech corridor north of Garden of the Gods Road.
In 1949 or 1950, the Wolfes began offering horseback rides. As a way to “make the horses work another two hours,” Wolfe said years ago, they started offering evening horse rides, and Marian would meet a group of riders with dinner. A few dozen people would sit around a campfire and sing before riding back to the ranch in the dark.
Then, visitors began coming just for dinner.
“After a while, we still had 20 horses, but 400 people for dinner,” Russ said. “Then we had 20 horses and 800 people for dinner, and then 20 horses and 1,000 people,” Wolfe said.
Eventually, Wolfe said, “we finally just got rid of the horses.”
Since the early 1950s, the ranch served western food and western style entertainment — attracting visitors from around the world.
“In our high season we entertain and serve dinner to over 1,000 people nightly,” the Flying W’s website says.
About 1955, the Flying W Wranglers were formed. The singing group performed for tens of thousands of people over the years and was as much a part of the Flying W Ranch as its steak dinners and western hospitality.
The Flying W’s destruction generated more than 400 comments on the ranch’s Facebook page by mid-Tuesday evening.
Tim Goettel and his wife, Susan, were poised to see their youngest daughter, Kelsey, married at Flying W on July 7. The Goettels live in Pueblo West, but spent about 10 years in Colorado Springs when Tim was pastor at Stratmoor Hills United Methodist Church, near the World Arena. The Goettels and their three daughters enjoyed many family outings at Flying W, Tim said.
“We would ride the train at the ranch and climb to the top of the mountain and explore all the stores,” he said. “And listen to the Wranglers and their corny jokes.”
“It just breaks our hearts,” Tim said of the Flying W. “We were holding out hope that somehow it would miss the Flying W and that we’d have the honor and privilege of being married in such a wonderful, beautiful location that our family has grown up going to over the years.
“Here now it’s turned into a horrible tragedy,” he said. “We’ve been kind of thunderstruck.”
The Goettels have made new plans for Kelsey’s wedding. She and her finance, David, will be married at the Beulah United Methodist Church in Beulah, southwest of Pueblo, and have a reception in a local park. Ironically, the Goettels faced a similar situation seven years ago when a fire near Beulah threatened to postpone the wedding of one of their other daughters.
“We were going to have a cowboy wedding, with burlap decorations,” Tim said.
“We’re praying for them,” he said.
Read more: Flying W Ranch burns to ground | ranch, reportedly, waldo - WALDO CANYON FIRE - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
New fire map
Ash/ debris flying around the city
More incredible photos from yesterday -
http://blogs.denverpost.com/capture...ldo-canyon-fire-colorado-springs/5732/#photo9
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Ash/ debris flying around the city
More incredible photos from yesterday -
http://blogs.denverpost.com/capture...ldo-canyon-fire-colorado-springs/5732/#photo9
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No, they aren't even close to the foothills.
The Academy is in line of the fire. All housing there has been evacuated, but about 1,000 new doolies are coming in tomorrow, as well as students still there.
WALDO CANYON FIRE: Update/Source: 200-300 homes lost
June 27, 2012 6:54 PM
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THE GAZETTE
6:20 p.m.
Faced with epic conditions and safety concerns related to the wildfires threatening Colorado Springs and nearby communities, the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, scheduled for Sunday, July 8, is being postponed until later in the summer.
6:19 p.m.
A firefighter told reporter Ryan Maye Handy today that during a briefing, crews learned that 200 to 300 homes have been lost. He said it was difficult to be accurate about the number, since the devastation is so complete that you can't even make out addresses.
6 p.m.
Scanner chatter throughout the day tells of fire crews working diligently to save structures, but having to retreat at times because of wind-drive flames and smoke.
5:57 p.m.
The Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau has set up a webpage, Fire Information, to list lodging with confirmed availability. The list will be updated if hotels/motels provide info, but just in case, call the properties' numbers, which are included on the list.
5:45 p.m.
A new Incident Information Report gives the numbers: 15,517 acres burned, 20,085 residences and 160 commercial structures threatened, 32,000 evacuated. Read the report at InciWeb the Incident Information System: Waldo Canyon Fire News Release.
Read more: Update/Source: 200-300 homes lost | county, services, fire - WALDO CANYON FIRE - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
June 27, 2012 6:54 PM
ShareThis| Print Story | E-Mail Story
THE GAZETTE
6:20 p.m.
Faced with epic conditions and safety concerns related to the wildfires threatening Colorado Springs and nearby communities, the 90th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb, scheduled for Sunday, July 8, is being postponed until later in the summer.
6:19 p.m.
A firefighter told reporter Ryan Maye Handy today that during a briefing, crews learned that 200 to 300 homes have been lost. He said it was difficult to be accurate about the number, since the devastation is so complete that you can't even make out addresses.
6 p.m.
Scanner chatter throughout the day tells of fire crews working diligently to save structures, but having to retreat at times because of wind-drive flames and smoke.
5:57 p.m.
The Colorado Springs Convention & Visitors Bureau has set up a webpage, Fire Information, to list lodging with confirmed availability. The list will be updated if hotels/motels provide info, but just in case, call the properties' numbers, which are included on the list.
5:45 p.m.
A new Incident Information Report gives the numbers: 15,517 acres burned, 20,085 residences and 160 commercial structures threatened, 32,000 evacuated. Read the report at InciWeb the Incident Information System: Waldo Canyon Fire News Release.
Read more: Update/Source: 200-300 homes lost | county, services, fire - WALDO CANYON FIRE - Colorado Springs Gazette, CO
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