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The Hayman Fire started about 1 mile from our cabin near the Tarryall Mountains. I was there with my son, his friends and their dad's for his birthday celebration. I saw the first burst of smoke from the cabin porch and immediately drove 1.5 miles South on Country Road 77. We arrived on the scene before the first "fire truck" arrived. Within two hours we were ordered to evacuate. By Saturday night it was
reported as a 40 acre fire. Sunday night 30,000 acres, Monday night
76,000 acres and Tuesday 85,000 acres. It remains the largest forest
fire in Colorado history. The Hayman fire was named for "Hayman"
site near Tappan Gulch, at the fire's origin. It remains the largest
forest fire in Colorado history and is one of the mose severe with respect
to burn intensity (See Baer Burn Severity below). |
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| After
the evacuation I posted the pictures we had taken on this site. The
response was so large I begain tracking the fire and posting up dates.
Tens of thousands of people watched the fire progress using updates
on my site. Since that time I have been interviewed for several magazines,
news casts and a documentary. I leave the site intact today as it is
still visited by thousands of people every year. |
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July 8,
2002 6:00 PM MDT |
Contained
Fire Perimeter Map 07/09/02 |
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Baer
Burn Severity: The fire grew rapidly and burned 'hotter' destroying structures, vegetation and wildlife |
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| Location: North of Lake George, Colorado (within Park, Jefferson, Douglas and Teller Counties) | ||||||
| Lat: 39° 2' 59" | ||||||
| Long: 105° 25' 45" | ||||||
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| Date of Origin: 6/8/02 | ||||||
| Reported at 4 PM MDT | Pictures
From First Three Hours of the Fire |
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| Size: 137,760 acres | ||||||
| Cause: Illegal Campfire Arrest has been made. | Looking Southeast the lead plane and slurry bomber arrived within an hour |  |
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A close up of one of the slurry bombers as it flew directly overhead | ||
| Contained: 100% | ||||||
| Containment Date: 7/2/2002 | ||||||
| Controlled Date: 7/18/2002 | ||||||
| Structures Threatened: 1800 |
Black smoke was followed by white smoke and the cycle continued |  |
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Two slurry bombers getting setup to drop their loads | ||
| Structures Lost: 600 | ||||||
| - Residences: 133 | ||||||
| - Commercial: 1 | ||||||
| - Outbuildings: 466 | ||||||
| Personnel Assigned: 427 | ||||||
| Time to leave as the sun sets and the fire burns (The Evacuation order helped too) |  |
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Trying to leave South on County Rd 77. The fire started 400 yards into the center of the smoke. | |
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| - Crews: 10 | ||||||
| - Helicopters: 4 | ||||||
| - Engines: 5 | ||||||
| - Dozers: 3 | ||||||
| Cost to Date $39,100,000 | A close up of where it started. The fire is now East and has jumped the road and the Tarryall River |  |
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Looking East this is where the Tarryall River turns East leaving the road to join the South Platte River | ||
| NOTE: The Hayman fire is the largest in Colorado's history. | ||||||
| DISCLAIMER:
THE INFORMATION PROVIDED HERE-IN IS PROVIDED AS-IS AND DOES NOT CARRY ANY WARRANTY FOR USE OR ACCURRACY. ANY INFORMATION TAKEN IS TAKEN AT THE USERS OWN RISK. |
The day after, Sunday looking West from Monument Colorado |  |
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Smoke choked Denver on Sunday and Monday reaching as far North as Wyoming | ||
June 12, 2002 |
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June 12,
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Satellite - Detects Active Fires |
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June 09,
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June 10,
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June 11.
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Best Fire
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