Fort Collins

Overland Fire Update

October 30, 2003

By day's end the Overland Fire had scorched more than 5000 acres of land north of Boulder. As is typical in October in Colorado yesterday's 75 degree heat and gusty winds have given way to freezing drizzle and calm overcast skies. We should be set for a nice, traditional, snow just in time for the little goblins and ghosts to come a trick-or-treaking.

Overland Fire Update

October 29, 2003

Evacuations because of the Overland fire include:

Jamestown
Lefthand Canyon to US 36
Heil Canyon Ranch Area

Sheriff's deputies have swept the impacted areas making announcements over public address systems and invoked reverse 911.

Temporary shelter for those impacted by the fire has been setup at the Boulder County Fairgrounds on the west side of Longmont.

The fire started two days after a fire engine from Left Hand Canyon Fire Department was sent to battle the California infernos.

Overland Fire

October 29, 2003

The Overland Fire was discovered Wednesday morning in Lefthand Canyon near Boulder, Colorado. Hot dry winds have whipped the fire into a major blaze which is currently estimated at between 400 and 500 acres. Anyone interested in the complexities of running such an operation can listen to two of the Boulder County Sheriff's Office radio channels.

The red circle in the picture shows the spread of the smoke plume on Wednesday afternoon after the fire flared up to several hundred acres.

NCAR has a web cam that is taking in the view of the smoke north of Boulder.

Refund Please

September 28, 2003

We took some clients to the show at The Ranch. In today's Coloradoan there is an opinion piece espousing support for The Ranch. The opening event of the Budwiser Events Center at The Ranch suggests there is a great deal of work to be done.

The problems start when one arrives for an event. Coming from the south there is a miserly single lane of traffic once a driver departs Interstate 25. The single lane, shared with eastbound traffic on Crossroads Blvd., provides for stingy flow into the center. The problem is compounded by having to travel to the eastern side of the center to get in. Where is the entrance on the west? As the center is situated east of Interstate 25 and in the eastern most reaches of the county it's a safe bet that most of the arriving traffic will be coming from the west.

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