Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Mapping the remarkable spread of Colorado wildfires.
8:00pm, PST, 7/1/2026
0:00 – Intro, Zeke’s background, today’s fire overview
1:40 – Aspen Acres perimeter growth and mapping basics
3:30 – Beulah Valley noon satellite blow‑up imagery
5:05 – Fire‑created weather and burning green vegetation
6:40 – Wrapping historic burn, massive acreage increase
8:05 – South flank toward Rye quieter under winds
9:30 – Doomscrolling, media imagery, evacuee mental health
11:00 – Beulah Valley islands of hope and uncertainty
12:10 – Farmers and locals defending with equipment
13:15 – Incident command culture, local relationships matter
15:00 – Expected spread toward Deer Peak and Fairview
16:35 – Urban interface disaster and apocalyptic weather
17:45 – Willow Fire reports outpacing current mapping
19:00 – Regional satellite view of Colorado smoke columns
19:40 – Gold Mountain Fire spreading away from Ouray
21:00 – Mixed‑severity mosaic patterns near Cow Creek
22:35 – Wilderness terrain, no dozers in high country
23:40 – Snyder “killer fire” mention, investigation chatter
24:20 – Southwest Colorado fires slowly “chunking along”
25:10 – Landscape‑scale satellite tour, storms and instability
26:00 – Babylon Fire, Utah: crazy perimeter, topography
27:10 – High‑severity pockets and surviving forest patches
28:30 – Full suppression legacy setting up mega fires
29:45 – Sedona fire: firing ops in seven‑year burn
31:00 – Tradeoffs of large firing under extreme conditions
32:30 – National policy pressure for full suppression
34:00 – “Sneaky” good fire and resource benefits
35:15 – Pocket Fire example, complexity for fire bosses
36:20 – Saccatone Fire in Gila fire mosaic
37:50 – Beehive and nearby fires relatively quiet
39:00 – IR aircraft gaps, mapping delays, resource juggling
40:20 – Why Aspen Acres unlikely to cross I‑25
42:00 – Continued spread toward Colorado City and Fairview
43:20 – Closing plans, morning intel, Lookout resources
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Mapping the remarkable spread of Colorado wildfires.
8:00pm, PST, 7/1/2026
0:00 – Intro, Zeke’s background, today’s fire overview
1:40 – Aspen Acres perimeter growth and mapping basics
3:30 – Beulah Valley noon satellite blow‑up imagery
5:05 – Fire‑created weather and burning green vegetation
6:40 – Wrapping historic burn, massive acreage increase
8:05 – South flank toward Rye quieter under winds
9:30 – Doomscrolling, media imagery, evacuee mental health
11:00 – Beulah Valley islands of hope and uncertainty
12:10 – Farmers and locals defending with equipment
13:15 – Incident command culture, local relationships matter
15:00 – Expected spread toward Deer Peak and Fairview
16:35 – Urban interface disaster and apocalyptic weather
17:45 – Willow Fire reports outpacing current mapping
19:00 – Regional satellite view of Colorado smoke columns
19:40 – Gold Mountain Fire spreading away from Ouray
21:00 – Mixed‑severity mosaic patterns near Cow Creek
22:35 – Wilderness terrain, no dozers in high country
23:40 – Snyder “killer fire” mention, investigation chatter
24:20 – Southwest Colorado fires slowly “chunking along”
25:10 – Landscape‑scale satellite tour, storms and instability
26:00 – Babylon Fire, Utah: crazy perimeter, topography
27:10 – High‑severity pockets and surviving forest patches
28:30 – Full suppression legacy setting up mega fires
29:45 – Sedona fire: firing ops in seven‑year burn
31:00 – Tradeoffs of large firing under extreme conditions
32:30 – National policy pressure for full suppression
34:00 – “Sneaky” good fire and resource benefits
35:15 – Pocket Fire example, complexity for fire bosses
36:20 – Saccatone Fire in Gila fire mosaic
37:50 – Beehive and nearby fires relatively quiet
39:00 – IR aircraft gaps, mapping delays, resource juggling
40:20 – Why Aspen Acres unlikely to cross I‑25
42:00 – Continued spread toward Colorado City and Fairview
43:20 – Closing plans, morning intel, Lookout resources
Thanks to our sustaining sponsors:
Deer Creek Resources - deercreekgis.com
FYREBX - fyrebx.com
WATERAX - waterax.com
FORT/Wildfire Safety Systems - wildfiresafetysystems.com
QTAC--qtacfire.com - Use checkout code 'The Lookout' for a free draft hose kit with any UTV or Pickup skid order!
Join our Patreon for extra content!
patreon.com/cw/TheLookout1
For Lookout Merch: ko-fi.com/thelookout/shop
We are viewer-supported. You can become a monthly Patreon or PayPal subscriber or make a one-time donation on our website: the-lookout.org
