Highway 13 Fire
Fire Jurisdiction:
BLM
Location/County: 15
miles north of Rifle, Colorado.
Cause: Human Caused
(still under investigation)
Acres: 991 Acres
Containment: 5%
Evacuations/Closures:
None at this time.
Fatalities/Injuries:
None reported
Structures Lost/Damaged:
None at this time and none threatened.
Significant Events: Strong west winds kept the east flank of
the fire active, although aircraft and firefighters were able to keep the
activity in check. Significant air
resources were used in conjunction with smoke jumpers on the active east flank
to keep the fire from spreading. Firefighters on the ground will continue to
build containment lines where possible. Aircraft will continue to be key in the
rugged areas. The fire is in rugged and
rough terrain.
Resources: Personnel:
150. Three heavy helicopters, a
light helicopter, two single-engine air tankers and a heavy air tanker are all
working the fire. Eight smokejumpers jumped to the fire and assisted the
aircraft working the top of the Grand Hogback. One of the heavy helicopters is
a Chinook from the National Guard in Gypsum.
Source of Information:
Press Release from BLM PIO David Boyd, www.inciweb.org,
www.garcopublicinfo.org, and Twitter: @garco911, @garcopio
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 several freeze and frost warnings in effect across
the state of Colorado, however, no active watches, warnings or advisories
related to fire danger. For more
information go to http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/co.php?x=1.
Resources for updates on wildfires:
- INCIWEB: www.inciweb.org - Select the State in the drop down in upper right hand corner
- Colorado Office of Emergency Management: www.COEmergency.com
- US Forest Service Active Fire Map: http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/lg_fire2.php
