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Taking Things For Granted

The fires in Colorado hit close to home.

By Christina Bramlet | Updated on June 26, 2012

“I can see the fires burning from my window. We might have to evacuate.” So began my mom during our most recent Sunday phone date. 

A resident of Colorado Springs, Colo. since 1998, she was referring to the “Waldo Canyon fire,” the latest in a string of aggressive blazes. This fire began in the Pike National Forest and had consumed close to 2,500 acres since that Saturday, triggering evacuation orders for 11,000 Coloradoans.

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