{"id":2950,"date":"2010-09-11T17:03:49","date_gmt":"2010-09-11T23:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/?p=2950"},"modified":"2010-09-11T17:11:56","modified_gmt":"2010-09-11T23:11:56","slug":"behind-the-scenes-photos-show-the-fourmile-canyon-fire-battle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thorntonweather.com\/blog\/colorado-weather\/behind-the-scenes-photos-show-the-fourmile-canyon-fire-battle\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the scenes photos show the Fourmile Canyon Fire battle"},"content":{"rendered":"
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A slurry bomber drops retardant on the Fourmile Canyon Fire. (USFS) View more images in the slideshow below.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Much like words have been used to tell the story of the Fourmile Canyon Fire and its destructive power, so too have photos and video.\u00a0 The U.S. Forest Service has released new photos taken by their crews that tell the story in a way that hasn’t been seen yet – from behind the fire lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

On Monday the Fourmile Canyon Fire quickly exploded<\/a> and soon smoke covered the Denver metro area<\/a>.\u00a0 Video taken from a nearby mountain<\/a> showed the orange glow of the flames as they advanced.\u00a0 The ferocity of the fire was such that NOAA satellites captured images of the smoke<\/a> as it traveled as far as Iowa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Over the week the fire became the worst in Colorado history<\/a> in terms of the number of homes lost as 169 were destroyed<\/a>.\u00a0 Images taken by helicopter from above showed mountain properties reduced to cinder.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The images taken by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) are stunning testaments to the bravery of the firefighters on the scene.\u00a0 Photos of chainsaw wielding combatants, slurry bombers dropping their bright red retardant, and fire raging next to roadways tell the story from behind the lines.\u00a0<\/p>\n

You can view the new images by clicking on the slideshow image below.\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

\"Slideshow:<\/a>Below are links to other slideshows we published on Examiner.com over the past week.<\/p>\n