dryist winter on record. five inches of rain, not 15 which is normal. you see some green in the hills, underneath that is a lot of dead under growth and a lot of it has been dead for decades. a lot of native plants create a lot of oil making nor a fast-burning fire. the steep canyons accelerate the wind, difficult for firefighters to get in there and cut line. you can t get bulldozers in the steeper areas. 15 square miles burned, a fast-moving trifle out of control. 10% contained. 950 firefighters as you said, jon. 4,000 homes threatened. 15 structures destroyed or damaged. the air attack began as the sun came up, that makes a big difference, it allows them to slow down the fire. the other thing that you re going to have these crews doing, some will do structure protection, other guys will get out on the fire line and build line, aouz a doize use a dozer
this happening, the bulldozer shutting off, the tactical teams from the denver metro area and the front range began arriving unsure whether or not this is a ploy, sheriff trainor keeps the teams on high alert while they attempt to find a way into the dozer. finally, many, many hours later, they were able to actually use a cutting torch and cut into the top of the tank or the bulldozer through where that air-conditioning unit was. and determine at that point that mr. heemeyer her died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. sheriff s deputies later find his writings which lay out his grievances with the town and his reasons for the rampage. no residents are injured, but marvin heemeyer destroys 14 buildings. and causes nearly $8 million in damage. it s apparent in talking to the citizens of grandby and grand county, a lot of systems worked well.
shutting off, the tactical teams from the denver metro area and the front range gina, riving. unsure whether or not this is a ploy, sheriff trainor keeps the teams on high alert while they attempt to find a way into the dozer. finally, many, many hours later, they were able to actually use a cutting torch and cut into the top of the tank or the bulldozer through where that air-conditioning unit was. and determine at that point that mr. heemeyer her died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. sheriff s deputies later find his writings which lay out his grievances with the town and his reasons for the rampage. no residents are injured, but marvin heemeyer destroys 14 buildings. and causes nearly $8 million in damage. it s apparent in talking to the citizens of grandby and grand county, a lot of systems worked well. this could had been much worse. we have all felt very blessed
the tracks one on dirt and one through an open crawl space of the basement. the bulldozer is finally stopped. authorities prepare for a lengthy standoff but suddenly a single gunshot. we were unaware if this was somebody who was actually barricaded at this point, if he had committed suicide, or what the situation was. within just a few minutes of all this happening, the bulldozer shutting off, the tactical teams from the denver metro area and the front range begin arriving. unsure whether or not this is a ploy, sheriff trainor keeps the teams on high alert while they attempt to find a way into the dozer. finally, many, many hours later, they were able to actually use a cutting torch and cut into the top of the tank or the bulldozer through where that air-conditioning unit was and determine at that point that mr. heemeyer her died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. sheriff s deputies later find
you know, the tracks one on dirt and one through an open crawl space or basement. the bulldozer is finally stopped. authorities prepare for a lengthy standoff but suddenly a single gunshot. we were unaware if this was somebody who was actually barricaded at this point, if he had committed suicide, or what the situation was. within just a few minutes of all this happening, the bulldozer shutting off, the tactical teams from the denver metro area and and the front range begin arriving. unsure whether or not this is a ploy, sheriff trainor keeps the teams on high alert while they attempt to find a way into the dozer. finally, many, many hours later, they were able to actually use a cutting torch and cut into the top of the tank or the bulldozer through where that air-conditioning unit was. and determine at that point that