About this report: This wildfire update is provided by the
Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in partnership
with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control to keep you informed
of current wildfires for which the State is currently supporting and
monitoring. The update does not cover all wildfires currently burning in
Colorado that may be smaller incidents.
Conway Fire
Fire Jurisdiction: BLM
land
Location/County: Moffat County:
The fire is 2.5 miles southeast of Gates of Ladore and is 1.5 miles east
of Dinosaur National Monument.
Cause: Lightning
Acres/Land Ownership: 213 acres
Containment: 95%
Evacuations: None
Closures: None
Fatalities/Injuries to Date: None reported
Structures Lost/Damaged: None reported
Significant Events: Crews continue to build and secure lines. Current cost approximately $206,050
Resources: 2 Type I
crews, 1 Type II crew, 1 helicopter, 3 engines, 67 personnel, Type IV Incident
Management Team
Source(s): Inciweb.org, Follow us on Twitter at @NWCOFireUnit, RMACC
Brush Creek Fire
Fire Jurisdiction:
BLM
Location/County: Garfield County
Cause: Lightning
Acres/Land Ownership: 514 acres
Containment: 100% contained
Evacuations: None
reported
Closures: None reported
Fatalities/Injuries to Date:
3 injuries
Structures Lost/Damaged to Date: None
Significant Events: Cost
approximately $700,000.
Resources: 4 Type II
crews, 1 helicopter, 1 engine, 1 dozer, 85 personnel, Type III IMT
Source(s): Twitter @NWCOFireUnit, RMACC
Powell Complex Fire (Powell Fire and Little Duck Fire)
Fire Jurisdiction: Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Location/County: Rio
Blanco County: The fire is located 5
miles northwest of Meeker.
Cause: Lightning
Acres/Land Ownership: 1,639 acres
Containment: 100 percent
Evacuations: None
Closures: None
Injuries to Date: None
Structures Lost/Damaged: None reported
Significant Events: Cost
approximately $1,008,000
Resources: 4 Type I
crews, 2 Type II crews, 2 helicopters, 12 engines, 1 dozer, 284 personnel, Type
II IMT
Source(s): Twitter @NWCOFireUnit or @RM_InciTeamA, RMACC
Airport Fire
Fire Jurisdiction: Southern
Ute Agency
Location/County:
South of Durango, one mile South West of Animas Airpark
Cause: Lightning
Acres: 600 acres
Containment: 5
percent
Evacuations: None at
this time, pre-evacuations lifted
Closures: None
reported
Injuries/Fatalities:
None reported
Structures lost/damaged: None reported
Significant Events: Cost approximately $145,000
Resources: 4 Type II
crews, 3 helicopters, 1 engine, 1 dozer, 112 personnel, Type III IMT
Follow us on Twitter at @NWCOFireUnit, RMACC, La Plata
County OEM
Long Mesa Fire
Fire Jurisdiction: BLM
Location/County: Black
Ridge Canyon Wilderness Area, 21 miles west of Grand Junction
Cause: Lightning
Acres: 150 acres (Better
visibility and more accurate mapping capabilities reduced the size of the
affected area of the fire from yesterday)
Containment: 30
percent
Evacuations: None
Closures: None
reported
Injuries/Fatalities:
None reported
Structures lost/damaged: None reported
Resources: Follow us
on Twitter at @NWCOFireUnit (General Information) and @RM_InciTeamA, RMACC
Today’s Fire Outlook
The fire situation rating for the Rocky Mountain Area
remains at Preparedness Level 4, the highest level possible is 5. This rating
indicates highly complex large fire activity is occurring, with multiple large
fires in the zone. Fire severity is extreme as reported in multiple areas, and
fires are escaping initial attack, as evident by the number of large fires.
Multiple regional dispatch centers are experiencing an incident requiring
type-1 or type-2 teams, and a majority of zone resources are committed.
View COEM’s current map of Colorado Fire Restrictions
at: https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?viz=MAP&q=select+col4+from+1o76CJOtWMM37FdAb-dpQdTeUlwkbC0oBFAETH78&h=false&lat=39.02634487425597&lng=-105.550565&z=7&t=1&l=col4
There are no active watches, warnings or advisories for
Colorado. For more information go to http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/co.php?x=1.
A map can be viewed at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/main.php.
Resources for updates on wildfires:
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INCIWEB: www.inciweb.org - Select the State in the drop down in upper
right hand corner
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Colorado Office of Emergency Management: www.COEmergency.com
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Contains incident updates
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Contains Current Colorado Fires Map link(right
hand side of page)
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Contains information on fire restrictions in the
state
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US Forest Service Active Fire Map: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/lg_fire2.php
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Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/
