Wildfires in Colorado — High Park Fire, Waldo Canyon Fire, and six more: How you can help

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denverpost: How to help the victims of Colorado’s wildfires

As of 9 a.m. Tuesday, June 26, 2012, the High Park fire near Fort Collins has burned 83,205 acres and 248 homes, and is 45% contained; the Weber fire has burned 8,300 acres and is 0% contained; the Waldo Canyon fire has consumed 5,168 acres and is 5% contained; and the Last Chance fire, now 100% contained, burned 38,400 acres and destroyed 11 structures in one day. Other fires are burning in Colorado including the State Line fire and the Little Sand fire.

If you want to help the victims of these fires, we’ve compiled this list of the best places to direct help and donations.

Wildfires in Colorado: The Waldo Canyon fire burns an entire neighborhood of Colorado Springs
The Waldo Canyon fire burns an entire neighborhood near the foothills of Colorado Springs. Colorado has endured nearly a week of 100-plus-degree days and low humidity creating a devastating formula for volatile wildfires across the state. (Photograph: Helen H Richardson/AP — Guardian)

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2 thoughts on “Wildfires in Colorado — High Park Fire, Waldo Canyon Fire, and six more: How you can help”

  1. The Waldo Canyon fire has jumped up to 18,500 Acres burned as of best estimates this morning.
    But, today is the first day that we are not under a Red Flag warning. So firefighters are feeling like today is the day they can take a stand against the fire and start to get some real containment. But as far as the damage done…no official numbers have been released.
    At the Press conference this morning, Mayor Steve Bach said that the number of homes destroyed between Tuesday & Wednesday is in “the hundreds”.
    But as I type this, there are 3 new flare up spots. 1 is literally right above a housing division….

    Map of the fire as of this morning:
    http://media.graytvinc.com/images/615*461/6-28map2.jpg

    • Thanks for the update Jason. Yesterday we had light rain for a short time and I was hoping it was happening down there too. And NO WIND anywhere!

      According to stats at inciweb as of last night, there have been about 350 homes lost in the Waldo Canyon fire and about 250 lost in the High Park fire. Terrible.

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