Fire Updates…
Federal officials are saying that 100 percent of Colorado is abnormally dry this month, or under drought conditions for the first time in eight years.
Pine Gulch Fire courtesy inciweb.
Pine Gulch Fire – 86,120 or 134 square miles. More than 800 people are trying to stop the fire which is still 7 percent contained. It’s burning 18 miles north of Grand Junction in Garfield and Mesa counties. Soon to become the third largest wildfire in Colorado’s recorded history.
Grizzly Creek Fire – 25,007 or about 40 square miles; 0% contained. I-70 is still closed in both directions. 647 people are fighting the fire.
Williams Fork Fire – 6,345 acres, or about 9.9 square miles and 1% contained. It’s burning about seven miles southwest of Fraser in a remote area with intensive beetle kill from the early 2000s. This fire was not started by lightning. Investigators are saying it was sparked by humans, they don’t’ know who or how yet.
Cameron Peak Fire – 13,305 acres or 20.8 square miles. It’s burning in the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests in heavy timber and rugged terrain. Highway 14 in the Poudre Canyon is closed due to heavy traffic from fire crews accessing the area. About 298 people are working the fire.
Rifle Fish Hatchery fire burned three acres Sunday night but was fully in control by Monday morning. Firefighters have been monitoring the hot spots and the hatchery is still closed.
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