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Hill Country flood victims are still recovering from a violent act of nature. Now, an act of nature of another kind has destroyed what was a kind gesture from a group of people in Parker County. A 20-foot enclosed trailer was the perfect vehicle to haul necessities for volunteers, first responders and families still needing help in the disaster zone after deadly flooding in the Hill Country one month ago. "A friend of mine had approached me and said, 'Hey, we're looking for an enclosed trailer, we got some supplies we want to take out to Kerrville, so does anybody have anything?'" said David Hart, a Parker County resident. "And my response was, 'Hey, come get my trailer. I'll be glad to help.'" Hart, who owns a Weatherford HVAC business, started working with donors to do even more and began collecting huge amounts of bottled water for repeat trips to Kerr County. "There's about 54 agencies that had requested water, so the thought was to load them up in some box trucks, my trailer and try to disperse them the best we can," said Hart. But early Monday morning, a lightning strike from storms in Parker County caused the trailer and the vehicle next to it to go up in flames. "I got up at 6:30 this morning, received a text message with my trailer on fire," Hart said. Everything inside is now reduced to ashes. "The trailer was completely full," said Hart. Hart and donors are currently looking for another large truck or trailer to deliver 3,500 bottles of water and keep the relief mission going. The business owner refuses to let the setback slow him down. "I believe the devil tries to get you down when you're at your prime, and it just pushes me that much harder to find a way," Hart said. "I've always been a fighter and I'll always continue to be a fighter." Hart said he will take some of his company's repair trucks out of service and drive bottled water and other supplies himself until he can get the trailer replaced.
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Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, evacuations ordered
A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and closures have been put in place near two of the fires burning to the south of Meeker. The Elk Fire, located 10 miles southeast of Meeker, was sparked by lightning as thunderstorms rolled through the area over the weekend. It has continued to grow quickly, spreading rapidly due to dry conditions and pinyon, juniper and oak brush growing in the area. Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency Sunday due to the Elk Fire. According to the Bureau of Land Management, one structure and four outbuildings have been lost. An evacuation location is set up at 200 Main Street in Meeker. Two fires continue to burn to the southwest of Meeker as well. The Lee Fire and the Grease Fire have held through the day at roughly 700 acres and 1,000 acres, respectively. Evacuation orders are in place in several areas near the Elk Fire. Residents in these areas should evacuate now: Pre-evacuations are in place near the Elk Fire in several locations, and residents in the area should be ready to evacuate if needed: Evacuation orders are also in place for residents near the Lee Fire. Those living in these areas should evacuate now: Pre-evacuation orders are in place for residents on County Road 33. Please be ready to leave if the area is ordered to evacuate. Several roads in Rio Blanco County are closed while crews work to contain the fires, including:
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Evacuation orders issued as Rosa Fire burns over 120 acres in Riverside County
Evacuation orders have been issued as a large brush fire burns near Anza in the Pinyon Hills area. The blaze, dubbed the Rosa Fire, was first reported at around 3 p.m. and quickly grew to engulf more than 120 acres, according to the Cal Fire/Riverside County Fire Department. As the flames continued to spread, firefighters issued evacuation orders and warnings for several zones in the surrounding area. Zones RVC 1983-A, RVC-2121 and RVC-2051 were ordered to leave the area while zones RVC-1984, RVC-2054 and RVC-2122 were placed under evacuation warnings. A full list of evacuations can be seen here. Nearly 30 fire engines, several water-dropping aircraft and 150 firefighters were assigned to battle the fire. The cause of the blaze is under investigation and no injuries have been reported.
