Thousands of firefighters have been dispatched to the foothills of the Colorado Rockies to fight two wildfires. The weather has gone from enemy to ally for the crews battling two raging wildfires in Colorado. Calmer winds help get blaze under control. Today's weather allows firefighters to attack from the air again.
Humidity is up.
The fire behavior won't be as erratic as it has been. We will have quite an air show. On Thursday, more than 200 National Guardsmen were called in to join the 1,500 firefighters already battling the two blazes, which have now burned almost 20,000 acres and destroyed more than 50 structures since Monday. At least 1,000 people have been evacuated. The winds forced crews to ground the aircraft that had been dropping retardant on the flames, making the fires even harder to combat.