Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Smoke first appears over north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road 11:24a
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: The scene from the top of Lee Hill in Boulder Heights at 11:51a (Radio towers just visible past road)
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Roger Larson sprays his deck of his home in Boulder Heights as precautionary measure
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Diana, a Boulder Heights volunteer firefighter, gets ready
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Nancy Sissel on the back porch of her home in North Boulder -- with baby pictures in boxes near the car
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Horses, up on Lee Hill Road in north Boulder, safely north of the fire
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Lee Hill Radio Towers 6:57pm - From Foothills Trail with 400mm
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Lee Hill Radio Towers 6:57pm - From Foothills Trail with 400mm
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 7:12pm From north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 7:20pm From north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Lee Hill @ 8:24pm with 400mm from Foothill Trail in north Boulder
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 10:46p Monday night - small burst over Lee Hill...
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: ....that then seemed to be quite at 11:24p
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: All seemed quiet Tuesday morning until 11:10am
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: ...This Skycrane has been making 7-10 minute round trips
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: ....dipping its hose....
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: ...by the Wonderland Hills Neighborhood....
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: ....into Wonderland Lake....
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: This second helicopter was operating a bucket, and is changing crews now at 12:22pm Tuesday
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: I saw several deer new Wonderland Lake that seemed pretty wigged out.
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Skycrane 733 from the west side of Wonderland Lake
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: This big guy is making round trips from Rocky Mountain Metropolitan Airport in Broomfield. From 1963, this slurry bomber was originally for spotting submarines. It drops in front of the fire -- they call this "bulldozing"
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Skycrane 733 coming in for another dip at 12:53p on Tuesday
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Boulder Fire Skycrane 733 coming in for another dip at 12:53p on Tuesday
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: I could feel the spray as the Skycrane lowered close to the surface, and I was shooting with a 400mm!!
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: Very intense to see this level of action fighting the fire.....you start to appreciate more how very serious this is
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 1:04pm Tuesday looking back at Lee Hill over north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 1:32pm Tuesday looking back at Lee Hill over north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 1:46pm Tuesday looking back at Lee Hill over north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road
Rocky Mountain Joe:
Fourmile Fire - Boulder: 3:20pm Tuesday looking back at Lee Hill over north Boulder Open Space near Lee Hill Road
