Yeah - wildfires in CO in January are a rarity. Here is a post I've cut-and-pasted from a wildland fire website (http://www.wildlandfire.com/theysaid.htm) that I frequently read and occasionally post to (this post isn't mine):

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Ab,

Really odd to see fire activity in Colorado...in
January. Community evacuations? Homes lost? A
state fire ban? I've lived here most of my life and
can't remember winter conditions this bad before.
Sure, a really wet spring is always possible, but if
not the fire season here could be early and
interesting.

Here's some news clips:

www.forbes.com/entrepreneurs/feeds/ap/2006/01/09/ap2438821.html http://cbs4denver.com/topstories/local_story_009194212.html

Guess it's time to put down the leftover pumpkin pie
and get back to the gym, eh?

Kibby
Ditto for AZ, NM, TX and OK. Maybe no rains until the monsoon. Could be a year like 1996 in the SW, eh? That was quite a season. Ab.>>>>>>>>>>

Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande