172.475 seems to be primary for aircraft, if anyone who wants to listen.
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Wildland Fire Burns In Waterton Canyon
Firefighters Ask For Air Support To Battle Blaze
POSTED: 3:22 pm MDT June 28, 2005
UPDATED: 5:36 pm MDT June 28, 2005
WATERTON CANYON, Colo. -- A wildland fire in Waterton Canyon, southwest of Denver, quickly grew to 35 acres Tuesday afternoon.
This view of the Waterton Fire is from Airtracker 7 at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
At one point, flames of 8 to 11 feet could be seen on the ridge where the fire was spreading.
Several single-engine air tankers and a helicopter were helping fight the spreading blaze, which was burning oak, brush and grass.
West Metro Fire turned command over to the U.S. Forest Service since the fire was on National Pike Forest land.
The blaze, dubbed the Waterton Fire, was first spotted at about 2 p.m. It is located about 3 miles into the canyon in the same general area where a small fire burned last week. No homes or subdivisions are in the immediate area, the Forest Service said.
Smoke from the fire can be seen from the Denver Tech Center and as far away as downtown Denver, as drifts north over the foothills.
Jim<
Wildland Fire Burns In Waterton Canyon
Firefighters Ask For Air Support To Battle Blaze
POSTED: 3:22 pm MDT June 28, 2005
UPDATED: 5:36 pm MDT June 28, 2005
WATERTON CANYON, Colo. -- A wildland fire in Waterton Canyon, southwest of Denver, quickly grew to 35 acres Tuesday afternoon.
This view of the Waterton Fire is from Airtracker 7 at 5 p.m. on Tuesday.
At one point, flames of 8 to 11 feet could be seen on the ridge where the fire was spreading.
Several single-engine air tankers and a helicopter were helping fight the spreading blaze, which was burning oak, brush and grass.
West Metro Fire turned command over to the U.S. Forest Service since the fire was on National Pike Forest land.
The blaze, dubbed the Waterton Fire, was first spotted at about 2 p.m. It is located about 3 miles into the canyon in the same general area where a small fire burned last week. No homes or subdivisions are in the immediate area, the Forest Service said.
Smoke from the fire can be seen from the Denver Tech Center and as far away as downtown Denver, as drifts north over the foothills.
