Woman burned to death in her own home as wildfires continue to rage in Colorado and New Mexico5.39.217.76& o2 a! J" U4 A1 p; q
By Daily Mail Reporter
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The massive wildfires sweeping through Colorado and New Mexico have claimed their first confirmed victim, as a woman was found burned to death in her remote home.
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Linda Steadman, 62, was reported missing after the fire started on Saturday, and her remains were discovered on Monday at her house in Larimer County, Colorado.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- C! n2 n/ M2 ~0 G
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Her home received two evacuation notices that appeared to go to her answering machine, and a firefighter who tried to get past a locked gate to her home to warn her was chased out by flames that he later saw engulf the house.
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1 g0 z, b& M3 y6 C公仔箱論壇Ms Steadman's family issued a statement saying she died in the cabin she loved.
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Disaster: Fire crews work to contain the wildfire as it nears homes near Fort Collins, Colorado
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' n7 T$ K& y# Q; h5 ~Rescue: A slurry bomber drops a load of retardant on the wildfire, which has shown no signs of slowing down
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Wyoming diverted personnel and aircraft from two fires there to help with a 64-square-mile wildfire in northern Colorado. Canada also lent two aerial bombers to fight the Colorado blaze following the recent crash of a U.S. tanker in Utah. And an elite federal firefighting crew arrived to try to begin containing a fire that destroyed at least 118 structures.
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All told, about 600 firefighters will be battling the fire some 15 miles west of Fort Collins by Tuesday, said incident commander Bill Hahnenberg.* y. ?* L8 r! H" m/ _2 ]# R0 e
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'We are a very high priority nationally. We can get all the resources we want and need,' he said.
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The U.S. Forest Service said it would add more aircraft to its aerial firefighting fleet, contracting one air tanker from Alaska and four from Canada. Two more air tankers were being activated in California.
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Desperation: Tracy Greenwood embraces her daughter, Mariah Greenwood, as they watch the wildfire burn near their home west of Fort Collins5.39.217.76# j& H' b2 d# v
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Spectators: People gather on a hill to watch the amazing phenomenon that has raged for three days
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. z, {. S( h# H* J3 V5.39.217.76In a letter to the Forest Service, Colorado's congressmen said the need for firefighting aircraft was 'dire.' Senator Mark Udall urged Barack Obama to sign legislation that would allow the Forest Service to contract at least seven large air tankers to add to its fleet of 13 - which includes the two on loan from Canada.
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; } n# a$ O2 Ttvb now,tvbnow,bttvbOne of the region's most potent aerial firefighting forces - two Wyoming Air National Guard C-130s fitted to drop slurry - sat on a runway in Cheyenne, 50 miles north of the Colorado fire. The reason: the Forest Service, by law, cannot call for military resources until it deems that its fleet is fully busy. It also takes 36 hours to mobilize the crews and planes, officials said.公仔箱論壇, `+ ~6 p. O- |# h5 Q; h, F6 L7 g
# ]: T O0 T _公仔箱論壇'They just haven't thrown the switch yet because they feel like there are adequate resources available,' said Mike Ferris, a spokesman for the National Interagency Fire Center in Boise, Idaho.
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Protection: A home near Fort Collins is surrounded by slurry as the fire encroaches from the left of the imageTVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。/ H( ?6 U ?9 Y
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Colorado was using five of 13 air tankers available nationally, said Forest Service spokesman Steve Segin.; z, R# |5 [5 D3 V: C, [
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Meanwhile, helicopters were used to suck water from a reservoir and drop it on nearby homes dangerously close to the flames.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。7 Q: G$ Q, Q4 f5 F4 Q" y: [$ T
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Evacuees expressed gratitude for the help.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb0 \7 a6 h$ d- s" C0 p/ U
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'They're doing the best they can,' said Barb Hermsen as she watched a helicopter make daring raids through smoke and flame to protect homes. 'We know how much they have to go through, and where they're going - man, it's crazy.'
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' p- w f" e6 l3 W2 `7 P: P5 M# Rtvb now,tvbnow,bttvbIn New Mexico, firefighters used a break in the hot and windy weather and got new air and ground support to battle a fast-moving wildfire that charred tens of thousands of acres and forced hundreds of residents to leave their homes in the southern part of the state.
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" t; d2 E* e3 }5 P, Btvb now,tvbnow,bttvbExtent: This image published by Nasa shows how the wildfire spread with help from high winds across the area% D2 q( r4 Y+ D, M' ?6 C' N$ E
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Smoke filled the air in the mountain community of Ruidoso as evacuees gathered at a high school gymnasium to get an update on the lightning-sparked fire in the Sierra Blanca mountain range. The blaze exploded over the weekend and reached more than 54 square miles by Monday.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb& w- q8 A" s5 d/ Z
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An estimated 35 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the blaze, and fire managers expect that number to grow once damage assessments are done.
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( s3 o2 e5 H2 v3 |2 D! \TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。Elsewhere in New Mexico, firefighters made slow progress against the largest wildfire in state history. The blaze has charred 435 square miles of forest since it was sparked by lightning in mid-May, and was 37 percent contained Monday.公仔箱論壇: L, ~3 \3 a; U! H$ t
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Some 1,459 square miles have burned across the country this year - less than the same period in 2011, when 6,327 square miles burned.
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