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BUGOUT BAGS and the fire near Loveland CO
« on: July 29, 2024, 09:47:39 PM »
I was watching the news about the Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland Colorado and there was some noise about some evacuees wanting to go back and collect some necessities and valuables.

I cannot understand how people who live in wooded areas (such as National Forests) can neglect to have bugout bags.

I don't even live in a forested area and I have a huge bugout bag containing about a week's worth of nonperishable foodies and some drinkables and toilet paper, plus underwear, a couple of grand worth of paper scrip money and some irrepaceable family memorabilia.

Now, pets and horses are another thing (this was mentioned in the news report) but the two-legged members of the family should have their own bugout bags.

No weapons in the bugout bag, except for a small very sharp folder which is no big deal if confiscated by evacuation refuge personnel.

I'm dedicated about guns, but I'm not stupid about guns. (Now, if there's a statewide or nationwide disaster situation, I'd manage to take at least one carryable firearm. At hand is a belted, holstered 6" revolvolator with the belt full of .357 ca'ttiges which I have used for decades up in the Grasslands at unknown range targets.  I got pretty good at correlating target distance and how high I had to hold the front sight for Kentucky Elevationage.  Minute-of-sternum accuracy.)

Not everything's going to be 100% hunky-dorey forever.

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Re: BUGOUT BAGS and the fire near Loveland CO
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2024, 10:46:52 PM »
Similar to people who make no preparations for hurricanes down where I am. 

I don't really have a bug out bag myself.  I probably need to set one up just to have.  It would probably be water, first aide, and some food with maybe a few other things.  I am not walking anywhere safe and I have family within a short drive. 
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Re: BUGOUT BAGS and the fire near Loveland CO
« Reply #2 on: July 30, 2024, 09:35:46 PM »
The Alexander Mountain fire near Loveland CO has "exploded" to over 3000 acres and now there's another one only 8 miles away. At least one home has been destroyed and they've run out of places to keep large livestock (mainly the Boulder County Fairgrounds).  That seems to be a huge problem from these horsey areas --it was repeatedly addressed in the news reports.  There were vidimages of people riding their horses out of the area.

Lost track, but there are a couple of fires in Colorado besides those two, and many more out here in the western states.

Fire restrictions have been instituted all over Colorado. No cook fires, no parking in grassy areas, outdoor smokers will be shot on sight in summary judgement,  etc.

There's an "all hands on deck" call for all firefighting and related personnel.  I answered one of those ("bring shovel") years ago and helped fight a fire on the Chautauqua grounds in Boulder, mainly exposing earth by shoveling vegetation away to form firebreaks.  If you're called, bring shovel, hatchet, and gloves.

Wind has died down but expected to come up again, hot, dry, but rain expectations are optimistic.

My pessimism says there'll be enough raininess to cause some more lightning fires, but not enough to inhibit those fires.

Terry, 230RN