Wow–we’ve had so many images submitted to us for the Bonner Fire story, that we decided to set up a blog post of images–and allow you to use the Facebook commenting section below to tell us what you saw and how the fire has affected you and your family. To read about the fire from a Bonner resident’s perspective, see Jennifer Slayden’s blog post, Earth, Wind and Fire posted this morning.
For the latest and breaking updates, please check out our buddies at KPAX TV–as they have the BEST and latest, breaking news of any news outlet in town!
Check out these photos from our good friend, Paul Queneau–Conservation Editor for Bugle Magazine at the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation! He had to have been up in the air to take these right? Click on them to enlarge the photo.
If you have photos you’d like to submit, please email them to carol@makeitmissoula.com
8/25/11 5:50 pm. New photos in from Paul Queneau and Jennifer Slayden
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By Jennifer Slayden. A new photo from yesterday before they closed the river (and probably WHY they closed the river!!) Taken from Marco Flats, as my son and I sat watching the big fire helicopters. We couldn't believe the boat wouldn't move (they waited 10 min. for the boat to MOVE out of the way.)
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View from School by Jennifer Slayden
Behind Bonner School by Jennifer Slayden
Kelly Pine Field by Jennifer Slayden
Oh Say Can You See by Jennifer Slayden
Football Practice by Jennifer Slayden
Old Mill House by Jennifer Slayden
Looking toward Missoula by Jennifer Slayden
By Carol Blodgett. Taken at 6:45 pm from Grant Creek Neighborhood looking East. Fire started at 6:21 pm.
By Jennifer Slayden. As the fire became visible from the black pedestrian bridge.
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By Erin Stoner. A shot of the Riverside fire over Mt Jumbo from downtown.
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These are awesome! I am sharing with my friends from other states. Thank you for posting these photos.
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Amazing, this looks like a volcano went off =/
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Breaks my heart to see all that beautiful country burning. I hope they get it put out soon and safely.
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We had a bad fire like this in Colorado, last year, called the 4 Mile Canyon Fire. Over 100 families lost their homes, pets, autos, etc. It was horrible as we knew several families that lived up there. The local newspaper printed asap who was safe and accounted for and who was not. It was very helpful and relieving to know that our friends were safe. There was a small mountain town right smack in the middle of everything and some young guys saved the town and beat the fire back RIGHT AT THE EDGE OF THE TOWN!!! Saved the main part of town which was the oldest gold mining town in the state, so it was definitely a piece of history that they saved. The poor animals are part of the best and worst. As many as possible fled down the mountains. It was awful the pics and stories. Just remember Missoula, God is on your side. He loves and cares for you and will do as much as He possibly can. Lots of us are praying for you all. xoxoxoxoxo
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It DID look like a volcano had spewed when I first saw the signs of fire the evening it started. A little over an hour after the fire had been reported, there was a HUGE plume of smoke that just overtook the sky east of Missoula. Smoke here has been intense at times — a little rain and strategic firefighting efforts made the air much more tolerable later today. Thank you to our firefighters!
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Great photos and blog, Jen. You are so gifted in so many and varied ways. Thank you for sharing your talents with us. These photos are great to teach a lesson about how to fight a fire from the air! (and why it’s important to stay out of their way if you happen to be on the river!)
As I am trying to catch up on reading all of your blogs, I have been sitting here laughing and crying.
You share you music with our children, and now your writings and your photos, what wonderful examples of how to communicate in various media.
Thank you!
Carol
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