The High Park Fire is estimated at 68,200 acres with 55%
containment. The current cost of the fire to date is estimated at $19.6
million dollars. There are 1,978 fire personnel, 18 helicopters and
135 engines fighting the fire at this time with a 24-hour work schedule
in place.
Residents of Poudre Park will be allowed to return on Thursday, 6/21/2012, after 12:00 pm (noon). Credentials will be required and must be obtained at the checkpoint at Highway 14 and County Road 29C. A mandatory meeting
for all Poudre Park residents will be held at the fire station or
community center (depending on the number of attendees) at 7 p.m.
tonight, 6/21/2012. The reintegration process will be discussed at that
time.
· NOTE: This evacuation lift does NOT include Unger Mountain Road, Falls Gulch Road and King's Canyon Road (Boyd Gulch Road)
Utility companies are working in areas to re-establish power where
it is safe to do so. They will be in areas where they can make
permanent fixes, not in areas where there is a re-evacuation or high
fire activity.
It should be noted that yesterday, June 19th, the Board of Larimer County Commissioners added additional fire restrictions on Open Fires, Contained Open Fires and the Sale and Use of Fireworks and Public Fireworks Displays for the unincorporated areas of Larimer County through September 30, 2012. For additional details on the fire ban, please see the following link:http://www.larimer.org/news/newsDetail.cfm?id=1574
There are roaming patrols, National Guard personnel and video
surveillance being used to ensure that residences in the burn area
remain safe and are not targets of looting.
Fire Behavior:
Today crews will continue to patrol and mop up the east, north and
south flanks where containment lines have been completed. With the
interior, structure protection remains in place, and crews will continue
to look for and extinguish any hotspots that are found near structures
and along the perimeter of the unburned islands. Structure protection
also remains in place for the communities of Glacier View and Rustic.
On the southeast flank, near Redstone Canyon, crews have made good
progress building containment line and will be working to mop up along
the perimeter. On the west side, crews will continue to look for
opportunities to manage the fire and confine it to an area south of
Highway 14, east of Pingree Park Road and north of Old Flowers Road. If
weather conditions allow, burnout operations may be conducted to
eliminate the fuels between the roads and current fire perimeter.
Today's weather will provide favorable conditions for fire
suppression efforts. Temperatures will range from 78 to 85 degrees with
southeast winds 10 to 15 mph. Relative humidity of 15 to 20 percent is
expected on the west side of the fire with slightly higher humidity to
the east. A fire weather watch is in effect for Friday from noon until
10:00 p.m. Hot and dry weather is expected for Friday through the
weekend.
Structures Damaged:
The total of homes destroyed to date is 189, but we anticipate this number could go up once the final assessment is complete.
Officials are informing homeowners about fire damage as that
information becomes available and the priority will be getting this
information to residents first. As more assessments are made and
information becomes available, residents will be notified by subdivision
at the daily citizen briefings. Areas still evacuated are being
evaluated to determine when residents may re-enter. Factors being
considered before lifting an evacuation include fire activity, utility
repair, emergency traffic in the area, and road hazards such as falling
rocks and trees. Formal assessment of structures is a methodical
process and will continue for at least a couple of weeks. Some areas
are still inaccessible due to fire activity and road hazards.
Resident Information (Meetings, Evacuation Notices and Evacuation Lift Notices):
1. Daily citizen briefings will continue to be held at 3:00 p.m. at The Ranch
2. A mandatory meeting
for all Poudre Park residents will be held at the fire station or
community center (depending on the number of attendees) at 7 p.m. tonight, 6/21/2012
3. Residents of the Upper Poudre Canyon will have a meeting this afternoon at 12:00 noon at the Poudre Canyon Chapel.
4. Fire officials issued an
all-clear for Soldier Canyon and Mill Canyon Estates effective at 10 am
yesterday, June 20th. All residents are asked to remain on alert. If
fire conditions worsen, this area may be required to evacuate
again. Power has been restored to this area. ** (301 notifications
sent).
5. Fire officials also issued
an all-clear for the Hewlett Gulch area (effective at 12:15 p.m.
yesterday) that is south and east of McNay Hill, south of County Road
74E, which includes Hewlett Gulch Road, Deer Meadow Way, Gordon Creek
Lane and connecting roadways in that area. We are asking residents in
this area to please stay off roadways between 4 p.m. and 5 p.m. when
fire crews are changing shifts so that roadways are open to allow for
the shift change to be completed. This evacuation lift does NOT include the 9th-12th Filings of Glacier View, which is still under a mandatory evacuation.
6. Residents in the area south
of Horsetooth have been allowed back in. This is Milner Ranch Road to
Gindler Ranch. This is NOT to be confused with the Stratton Park area,
which is still under evacuation.
7. A spot fire in the NW corner of the fire (over Poudre Canyon Road/HWY 14) triggered a Pre-Evacuation for
the Rustic area on Tuesday. Fire officials have issued a new
pre-evacuation order for the area of Hwy 14 from the Pingree Park Road
west to approximately mile marker 90, just west of the Glen Echo
Resort. Residents in this area need to be prepared to evacuate at a
moment's notice. This includes a road called Rustic Road, which runs
south off of Hwy 14 (just west of Glen Echo). Residents in this area
need to evacuate west on Hwy 14 to Walden, if a mandatory evacuation becomes necessary.
Road Closure Information:
Larimer County Sheriff's Office now has a webpage dedicated to road closures due to the High Park Fire. Visit the link http://larimersheriff.org/site-page/high-park-fire-road-information for more information.
Photo and Video Links:
Photos and Video from the National Guard of the High Park Fire are available at the following sites:
Additional Information/Resources:
Larimer County has opened the High Park Fire Disaster Recovery
Center on the Colorado State University Campus at Johnson Hall. The
center is open Mon-Fri from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday and Sunday
from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Parking is free for victims on the south side of
the administration building. For more information, please visit their
website at http://www.safety.colostate.edu.
Effective June 20, 2012: Eagle's Nest Open Space is OPEN to the public.
Effective June 20, 2012: County Road 23 (aka Centennial
Drive), on the east side of Horsetooth Reservoir is OPEN. This includes
Sunrise Swim Beach and other day use areas on the east side of
Horsetooth Reservoir.
Public information is available at the Larimer County Emergency Information line at 970-498-5500 where information officers are answering the phone during the day and evening, and at www.larimer.org or on Twitter @larimersheriff or Inciweb atwww.inciweb.org/incident/2904/.
Public information is available at the Larimer County Emergency Information line at 970-498-5500 where information officers are answering the phone during the day and evening, and at www.larimer.org or on Twitter @larimersheriff or Inciweb atwww.inciweb.org/incident/2904/.
Find out if your loved ones are safe here (United Way Safe and Well Registry):
For the latest updated map of the High Park Fire, check out this link:
http://larimer.org/
http://larimer.org/
Residents are reminded to receive emergency notifications on cell phones or email and should visit the website at www.leta911.org.
For Public Health Advisories regarding wildfires, see "Wildfires and Your Health" at www.larimer.org
