Colorado Springs businessman and musician Buddy Gilmore wrote a song about the Waldo Canyon Fire.

Here it is:

The Ballad of Waldo Canyon (aka The Battle in the Pines)

Saturday, the month of June, a hot Colorado day,
The call comes in just after noon, the chief says get on your way
Says “grab your gear we need you here there’s a fire on the edge of town,
There’s no time to hesitate, cause Waldo’s burning down”.

I kissed the wife and hugged the kids, scratched my dog’s head for good luck,
Yelled out “this won’t take too long”, as I rolled out in my truck
I hoped we’d quickly douse the flames, and by nightfall I’d be back,
But just off Highway 24 the sky was turning black.

(Chorus)
There’s fire in the mountains and tankers in the air
The winds are in the canyons, and there’s trouble brewing there
But fifteen hundred firefighters worked to hold the lines
Night and day they fought their way through the battle in the pines.

Three days gone the fire had raged it was Tuesday afternoon
Evacuees had high hopes they’d be going home real soon
When howling winds came rushing in, the smoke turned day to night
The fire had jumped Queen’s canyon – we were headed for a fight

Through smoke and heat and little sleep we fought on through the dawn
The Shadows on the Mountain – many saved but some were gone
The Big One we’d all talked about and hoped would never come
Just turned some dreams to ashes, and took the lives from some

(Chorus)
There’s fire in the mountains and choppers in the air
The winds are in the canyons, and there’s trouble brewing there
But fifteen hundred firefighters worked to hold the lines
Night and day they fought and prayed through the battle in the pines.

The flames have all been beaten back, the fire is near its end
The Shadows on the Mountain will soon rise up once again
This song is just a tribute, to those who held the lines
To those brave souls who fought to control the battle in the pines