Colorado Springs Wildfire

[Smithsonia]

Here's the photo sets running in the newspaper today. These are not CAP product. However, they are very good photos.
http://photos.denverpost.com/mediacenter/2012/06/photos-aerial-images-of-the-waldo-canyon-fire-in-colorado-springs/38597/

[sardak]

The customer was not the AF, it was a county Office of Emergency Management. The AF is not the releasing authority since they weren't the customer. The photos were uploaded to WMIRS where they have been seen by the USAF and other agencies.

Mike

[LTC Don]

The customer was not the AF, it was a county Office of Emergency Management. The AF is not the releasing authority since they weren't the customer. The photos were uploaded to WMIRS where they have been seen by the USAF and other agencies.

Mike

This is an area I'm still learning about and am not clear on the process.  How would a county EM manager get into WMIRS to view CAP photos?

[RADIOMAN015]

The customer was not the AF, it was a county Office of Emergency Management. The AF is not the releasing authority since they weren't the customer. The photos were uploaded to WMIRS where they have been seen by the USAF and other agencies.

Mike

This is an area I'm still learning about and am not clear on the process.  How would a county EM manager get into WMIRS to view CAP photos?

They don't the photos are either placed on a CD-ROM (or perhaps a memory stick) or emailed to them, depending upon how quickly they need the photos.

RM

[capmaj]

How is the Academy fairing today? Any further danger to it?

[Smithsonia]

AF Academy is fine but it is touch and go all around.

Keep up to date yourself.
http://www.gazette.com/
http://www.krdo.com/
http://www.denverpost.com/
http://www.9news.com/

[arajca]

News from the Air Force:
Firefighters make progress on Academy blaze

[denverpilot]

Ditto fuzz's comments on going through PIO's and thanks to Smithsonia for being one. The stories will eventually be written...

It has been an honor to serve where needed and to continue to do so if called upon for the people of Colorado.

[krnlpanick]

As of yesterday, the wildfires in Colorado have been declared a presidential major disaster.

http://www.coemergency.com/2012/06/gov-hickenloopers-request-for-federal.html

On a better note, the containment date for the High Park Fire has been moved up to July 1st from July 15th.

http://www.coemergency.com/2012/06/high-park-fire-update-june-28-at-730-pm.html

Also, for those of you following our fires from across the country, the CoEmergency site is the official PIO from the Colorado DEM. This is where I get most of the details about what is going on.

[arajca]

As of yesterday, the wildfires in Colorado have been declared a presidential major disaster.

http://www.coemergency.com/2012/06/gov-hickenloopers-request-for-federal.html

On a better note, the containment date for the High Park Fire has been moved up to July 1st from July 15th.

http://www.coemergency.com/2012/06/high-park-fire-update-june-28-at-730-pm.html

Also, for those of you following our fires from across the country, the CoEmergency site is the official PIO from the Colorado DEM. This is where I get most of the details about what is going on.

The full briefing with information on all the fire is here: State Situational Awareness Report.

[sardak]

Today FEMA issued a Mission Assignment (MA) to the Wing to take geo-tagged aerial photos of damage from the Waldo Canyon Fire, which threatened the Academy, and damage from the High Park Fire in Larimer County. Both fires continue to burn, with High Park 100% contained and Waldo Canyon 70% contained. High Park is the second largest fire in Colorado history in terms of acreage and was the most costly in terms of property damage until surpassed by the Waldo Canyon Fire.

Our fire watch patrol in Douglas County continues, but support to the Donations and Collections Center for the High Park Fire ended last night. We had been helping at the center since June 18 and members volunteered close to 1,800 hours.

Mike

[Майор Хаткевич]

sardak,

Thank you for the updates, and thank you for all the work you folks have done!

[a2capt]

From the local news today:

http://www.nctimes.com/news/local/columnists/pfingsten/pfingston-an-open-independence-day-letter-to-colorado-s-fire/article_9f2b0c29-fe90-5aca-936c-7e3adac1430b.html

There are striking similarities to the communities here, and there.

[Smithsonia]

The Colorado Wing is now featured in two articles on CAP VolunteerNow, the online news source at CAP National Headquarters. You can see the articles here:

Wildfire forces evacuation, early end for Colo. Wing Encampment article: http://www.capvolunteernow.com/todays-features/?wildfire_forces_evacuation_early_end_for_colo_wing_encampment&show=news&newsID=13685

Colo. Wing fire response role expands to include aerial photography article: http://www.capvolunteernow.com/todays-features/?colo_wing_role_in_fire_response_expands_to_include_aerial_photography&show=news&newsID=13681

You can learn about other national CAP news and events by going to the CAP VolunteerNow home page here: http://www.capvolunteernow.com

Have a safe and happy July 4th holiday!


Regards,

Joseph Nuvolini, Capt, CAP
Assistant Public Affairs Officer
Colorado Wing