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SPRING CREEK CREEK
The fire raged at about 79,000 acres and destroyed at least 104 residences, restoring memories of the destructive fire season of the 2002 drought.
Burning in Counties of Costilla and Huerfano exploded by thousands of acres recently fueled by Red Flag fire warning conditions. The evacuees' fire continues because of the rapidly moving fire.
The fire Monday made a "major run" along the ridge line north of Raspberry Mountain. The fire continues to follow the heavy fuels, moving east towards Highway 12 north of Pine Haven
416 FIRE
The fire, about 13 miles north of Durango, has cost $ 27.8 million. The 52,000-acre fire is held at 37% and all pre-evacuation orders in La Plata County have been lifted.
On Tuesday, firefighters worked on improving the lines near the Purgatory ski resort. According to the fire officials, the fire should not put a strain on the lines in the coming days, and the flames may not test the lines if the expected rains arrive later in the week
Thursday and Friday night, with 30% chance of humidity Thursday night and Friday. On Tuesday, firefighting efforts focused on protecting the Rocky Mountain Campgrounds Association (CORA), a private RV Ranch located on U.S. 285 south of Fairplay. CORA is an RV village and a 600-acre campground, with elevations ranging from 9,000 to 9,700 feet. The light is about a mile northwest of the campground. A protection plan for the structure was "almost finished" on Tuesday afternoon, the firefighters said.
Meanwhile, clean-up operations continued on Tuesday to "further secure" a section at the northeastern end of the fire. On Tuesday, 412 firefighters were fighting the Weston Pass fire that burned more than 9,300 acres
HIGH CHATEAU FIRE
The fire, which burns in the Pike National Forest, burned over 1,300 acres. More than 400 "first responders" were working Tuesday on fire, according to the Teller County Sheriff's Office. The fire is about 7 miles northwest of Cripple Creek
Closed roads in the area include Teller County Roads 11, 12 and 111; County Road 1 is closed from Deer Mountain to County Road 11.
Firefighters fought on Tuesday an active fire powered by a time of 80 degrees, the humidity in the lower years and the winds blowing up until the end of the day. at 45 mph. Thunderstorms at the end of the day did not bring much humidity. A red light warning for the area was reported by the National Meteorological Service up to 20 hours. Tuesday due to weather conditions, including lightning strikes.
The fire was estimated at about 15% on Tuesday.
ADOBE FIRE
The National Forests of Pike and San Isabel report that at 14:00. Tuesday, Adobe's fire was 85 acres. Pre-evacuation orders are in effect south of County Road 15 in Fremont County up to the Custer County line. They closed the area between Highway 96 and Oak Creek Road and along the western and eastern forest boundaries.
Up to now, firefighter crews have used five tankers and three helicopters to help ground crews. 19659021] Forest fires in the United States
The map shows the active firing locations and all fire perimeters of 2018 (all fires do not have perimeter data, zoom in to see the perimeters of fires more small). To see all 2018 fire locations or to change the background of the map, click on the map layers icon in the upper right corner of the map and click / uncheck them. boxes. Pinch or use the buttons to zoom, or drag the map to view other areas; click on a marker for more details. Go to full map and chart
InciWeb and GeoMAC data; map by Kevin Hamm
