The Fire Line: Wildfire in Colorado

My cousin lost everything in the Marshall fire last year.. her house, 2 dogs and all of her belongings.. all went up in smoke.. their were wind gusts of up to 127 mph according to measurements taken in left hand canyon that same day.. at points the fire was moving 700yds every 30 seconds and in most cases gave residents only mere seconds to make a dash for the nearest escape.. I sincerely thank the Louisville FD, boco sherriff and the Louisville PD for doing everything they could to try and save my cousins and many others homes.. you guys rushed into those areas when no one else would and saved countless lives.. your job is very tough and it takes special types of people to be first responders!! 🚒👨‍🚒🚔👮‍♂️ The wildfire risk in Colorado will just continue to rise if the state doesn’t work with the ntl forest service to manage forest lands and open space..

You are the first person to make a start that makes sence . And those of us that fought fires in the 1960s said this would happen and we were told to shut up.

I live in Colorado Springs on the west side for 16 years as of 1 year ago. I remember watching this on the news. I had no idea how bad it really was. So much respect for the men and women fighting fires and saving lifes and much respect for future firefighters like myself.

Those granite mountain calls dropped my heart, the firefighter in me hurt for them. The son in me ached for their children and family

Excellent piece of journalism. Absolutely outstanding.

I went through the Black Forest fire and my current home was one of the very few that made it through the Waldo fire. My house in the Black Forest was one of the lucky 17 that got away with only some damage. It was just lucky I and my father were at home the whole day when one of his friends called him and told us it was coming. It was clear that they only saved our house because we actually cleaned up the dead branches. Even then, it was clearly a hard fight because the siding of the house was burned and our water hoses were stretched out all over the place. Now I live right on Flying W, and the videos of that are so eerie.

This is awesome, as someone who has seen these problems on the ground, this is the best explanation of those problems I have ever seen. I hope many people see this

It's been said over and over don't build housing in fire zones period.

I was on the west fork fire In creede We fought are butts off to save a lot of houses out there, I was on that fire for 28 days I left early because my good friend who was on the Granite Mountain shot crew was killed, I also was on the Waldo fire. I agree with a lot of what they are saying here to many people are expecting us fire personnel to protect their house they have in fire prone areas and do nothing to help us by having a good defensive space. If you want to move here from California or wherever and want a house in a wildland urban environment expect your house to burn and have a plan and insurance. I will not put my firefighters at risk to save your house, We will do what we can. It’s mother nature’s world and if stand in her way she will take you out you just have to be prepared just like any other disaster.

Surprised they didn't mention the Storm King Mountain Fire. That was a sad day in Colorado.

I lived in Colorado Springs and went through both fires. I did not live in an area that was affected but I'm sure it could have happened in the area I lived in if a fire would have started and spread through the creek area that ran behind my house. For the Waldo Canyon fire I had just left on vacation so missed most of the action from that one. As for the Black Forest fire, I actually watched that fire start up and blow up from my vantage point while working at the Air Force Academy (USAFA). When my co-workers and I saw the first smoke since it started closer to USAFA then spread away from USAFA we knew something was bad. It was a very windy day and once that fire got going it just ran like a chicken with it's head cut off. You could actually smell the smoke for days after the fire. It was one of the only times that we couldn't sleep with our windows open there.

Very good companion piece to Frontline's "Fire in Paradise," which is well worth watching (and also here on Youtube).

I've been a wildland firefighter for the past 4 years In AZ. Our Fire Season use to be only from the end of March to the end of July. Now Our Fire Season Is Year Round. We've Even gotten fire calls to Colorado In December, and it use to be only one fire call to Colorado every Season, Now We get 2 to 3 Fire Calls to Colorado a season.

I remember when this happened. It made the sun dim enough to look at with the naked eye at around four or five o'clock here in Lincoln, Nebraska. It was a clean, blood-orange disk that didn't look like the sun. It lit up the whole late afternoon sky like it was sunset. I was astounded at the amount of smoke in the air.

Feel so bad for that firefighter.. think of all the responsibility he must feel. On one hand, his crew’s safety. On the other, all those homes and property 😢 so sad.

Damn. I could not predict the crazy i would encounter in these comments. Also Bravo 33 probably feels like a right dick now doesn't he @12:52 Telling the granite mountain crew to stop hollering. Like sorry bro I'm about to be burned alive.

I AM A LIL LATE TO THIS ONE ! TREMENDOUS JOB ON THIS !🇺🇲

Excellent documentary, and great song choice for the beginning.

im not 18 but god damn i wanna save the wilderness and save people now i truly know my job thank you

Watching this after getting a front row seat to the Marshall fire is just...mind boggling. We live in scary times