tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post1202468616185743995..comments2024-03-09T13:49:36.566-06:00Comments on Prairie Bluestem: Fires along the Niobrara RiverGenevieve Netzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-73475131285323488382012-07-25T19:23:00.344-05:002012-07-25T19:23:00.344-05:00Pam, I was so relieved when I heard that you and y...Pam, I was so relieved when I heard that you and your husband and your home were all right after the terrible fire out there. <br /><br />Yes, it is just heartbreaking. I read about a rancher whose pastures and all the hay he had put up for winter burned. Now he'll probably have to sell his cows. <br /><br />I read this on Facebook this morning. Someone heard this story from a fireman from the little town of Newport, NE. This fireman and his crew were trying desperately to save a home. They didn't have enough resources as they faced the fire -- not enough firefighters, not enough water, not enough equipment. He knew in his heart that the fire was going to get the house, and he was sick about it. Then he looked to the east, and "like a miracle," a fire crew from the town of Bloomfield was coming over the hill with trucks, men and water. The fire was stopped at the end of the driveway, and that house did not burn. That was one round that the fire did not win.Genevieve Netzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08004780820713448880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20637018.post-75922284911832138412012-07-25T09:35:46.869-05:002012-07-25T09:35:46.869-05:00Having lived through severe fires here in Colorado...Having lived through severe fires here in Colorado Springs this summer, my heart goes out to all of these folks.Pam Holnbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11569629104736368674noreply@blogger.com