No need to be overly concerned because "At this time, there are fewer than 7,908 people evacuated."
Heck, that's not even 8000 people. No need to get upset that I can see. Then we've got the two large fires S/W and N/W of Lake George. They have a good chance of becoming one, which would make it the largest fires in modern times.
We need to continue will the Clinton forestry plan, don't you think?
When the feds can't even throw their full weight into a fire that is just over the ridge from the Air Force Academy, & is a real threat to their survival training camp in Northwest El Paso Co., what can we say? (Even the community directly north of the Academy was put on standby evacuation notice on 6/19). Things could get worse this weekend, weather & wind-wise.
The Army from Ft. Carson (Colo Springs) didn't weigh in until 11 days after the fire started...when they were finally observed bringing a hefty chunk of of their earthmoving equipment in caravan style to help save further eastern spread of the fire toward the Air Force Academy & further southeastern spread toward Woodland Park.
The local Gazette paper (BTW, see other post from 6/21 Gazette about "heroic firefighters" from Colorado Springs) reported that 48 civilian hotshot firefighters from nearby Ft. Carson haven't even been called upon to fight this blaze started by a govt. employee.