![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
Fire update. Woodland Park is not actually under evacuation. Parts of it (and surrounding Teller County) are under pre-evacuation warning. But, what happened earlier today is that the wind blew a buttload of smoke in and scared the shit out of everyone (why it was so hazy up here as well) and a lot of people are leaving because it's seriously uncomfortable to breathe.
The danger to where I am is real but uncertain right now, partly because the primary focus of the firefighting right now is to protect immediately endangered structures and homes and not to prevent spread (on account of there...isn't actually much they *can* do to prevent spread at the moment given how volatile it is). This is an issue for us because what's surrounding us and between us and the fire is...well, a shit load of unoccupied forest land that could, depending on what this fire does, catch easily. It is mostly going to depend on what the fire does overnight (and anything that does happen is likely to happen tomorrow, so I'm safe for now, though I'm keeping the news coverage on for updates).
Word on the street is that the fire itself is actually worse than how it is being reported (and it's being reported as pretty damn bad)...so. Also, tomorrow is predicted to be super windy and super hot so that's...not good. Along with some predictions of brief thunderstorms in some areas up where I am...which. You'd think that was good news, but there isn't much moisture expected out of them..and lightning + extremely dry tinderbox conditions...um. The risk of another fire starting is greater than any benefit of a smattering shower of rain.
I'm not worried for the safety of me and mine (including fuzzy and four legged creatures) 'cause regardless we'll have plenty of warning and time to get out if we need to, and it is still very possible that none of this will end up directly affecting us. It is well and truly freaky as fuck around these parts right now, though.
The danger to where I am is real but uncertain right now, partly because the primary focus of the firefighting right now is to protect immediately endangered structures and homes and not to prevent spread (on account of there...isn't actually much they *can* do to prevent spread at the moment given how volatile it is). This is an issue for us because what's surrounding us and between us and the fire is...well, a shit load of unoccupied forest land that could, depending on what this fire does, catch easily. It is mostly going to depend on what the fire does overnight (and anything that does happen is likely to happen tomorrow, so I'm safe for now, though I'm keeping the news coverage on for updates).
Word on the street is that the fire itself is actually worse than how it is being reported (and it's being reported as pretty damn bad)...so. Also, tomorrow is predicted to be super windy and super hot so that's...not good. Along with some predictions of brief thunderstorms in some areas up where I am...which. You'd think that was good news, but there isn't much moisture expected out of them..and lightning + extremely dry tinderbox conditions...um. The risk of another fire starting is greater than any benefit of a smattering shower of rain.
I'm not worried for the safety of me and mine (including fuzzy and four legged creatures) 'cause regardless we'll have plenty of warning and time to get out if we need to, and it is still very possible that none of this will end up directly affecting us. It is well and truly freaky as fuck around these parts right now, though.
From:
no subject