Back-Burns Scare Boulder Residents Today

A lot of residents of Boulder called 911, the fire department, and the Sheriff's office today because they were unaware of planned "back-burns."  The fire specialists had marked areas yesterday that needed more protection to keep the fire from spreading, and, so, today, a lot of folks were concerned when they saw large smoke-plumes rising from Flagstaff.  Right now, I can smell the smoke from today's planned fires, which created barriers that the lightning-caused Flagstaff fire will not be able to jump.  It's a pretty drastic measure, but the wildfire situation in drought areas is pretty dire.  All I can think of at the moment, is King Charles, his brother, and Prince Rupert setting off explosions and counter fires in 1666 during the Great Fire of London...  At least the Ironing Board fire is totally contained, and the Flagstaff fire is over 80% contained.  Again, we can sleep easily.