This is my daughter’s blog that I must share and my son that is in the thick of the fire. Go hug a fireman and send the photo to Candy’s blog or FB page.
In case you haven’t been watching the news, it’s fire season out west. While those of us here in the mid-west are bracing for the impact of the “storm of the season”, about a thousand miles west of here, they would kill for some of the rain headed our way right now.
At the moment, there are 3 wildfires burning in Colorado, and 3 more in New Mexico. I’m sure there are more, they just don’t seem to make the news much until they burn 1,000 acres or so.
Headlining this year’s early start to fire season is the Black Forest fire in the northern area of Colorado Springs. As of a few moments ago, it is listed as 0% contained, over a hundred structures burned, and several thousand people evacuating. It looks like this…
Last year, we all watched in horror and amazement as Colorado Springs was ravaged by…
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Writing Under Fire 