Bad reporting...MSNBC says Canon City fire is near Mesa Verde...

[likesmountains 52]

All businesses and residences from Parkdale to Soda Point, near Mesa Verde National Park, were being evacuated because of a 300-acre fire that jumped the Arkansas River near Cañon City, the U.S. Forest Service said.


http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/06/11/18907198-multiple-fires-force-evacuation-of-thousands-in-colorado?lite

[niyad]

1. when did they move canon city? it was still in the same place I remember it being, when I was there

a few weeks ago.

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2. Sad news for CO again

Wonder who threw Mesa Verde in with all that really good reporting on NBC? My thoughts go out to all living in the paths of these awful fires which we had hoped to hold off with the the last beautiful April snows. Thankful that reservoirs and rivers are full but doesn't help the tinderbox beetle kill forests and the plains.
The large Serenity Springs big cat sanctuary is only a few miles east of Black Forest. I emailed them and news channels to ask if there is a plan to save the animals if needed but have not received any answers.
Boulder is restricting all open and outdoor fires; seems like we need to do this in all counties, don't you think?

[likesmountains 52]

3. Yes...it's a tinderbox here in the SW corner. I can't imagine what they're waiting for.