The High Meadows blaze has been named the #1 fire priority in the nation, due to the proximity of so many homes, including our mudcat brothers. Governor Owens has declared Park and Jefferson counties disaster areas, along with the Bobcat fire near Loveland. This is supposed to free up Federal funds or something. Seems to me like this is taking much too long. The Guv even announced that we are at the limit of our fire-fighting resources, and if we have another fire in Colorado, we're basically screwed. I don't understand why they don't call out the National Guard.
You gotta admire how well Rex and LEJ are holding up through all of this.