As wildland firefighters continued to work to contain the Cameron Peak Fire on Saturday, a new fire broke out in Larimer County.
Dubbed the Lewstone Fire, the new fire is just north of the Rist Canyon Road (County Road 52E) and Pine Acres Way, according to Larimer County officials.
The sheriff’s office said the fire was located between Colo. 14 and Rist Canyon, about 3.5 miles west of U.S. 287. It was estimated at 30 to 40 acres.
A mandatory evacuation order was issued for residents north of the Rist Canyon Road, west of Whale Rock Road and east of the Davis Ranch Road because of what was termed immediate and imminent danger.
An evacuation point was set up at Cache la Poudre Middle School at 3515 W. County Road 54G in Laporte.
The Poudre Fire Authority responded first to the new fire, but Cameron Peak firefighters responded with an aerial attack as well. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office reported two air tankers, two heavy helicopters and 80 personnel were deployed to fight the new fire.
In a 5:30 p.m. Cameron Peak Fire briefing, Jared Hohn, deputy incident commander, said the Rocky Mountain Incident Command team would be available to assist with any other wildfires that broke out in the area.
“What we don’t want in this community is to have more than one large fire going at a time,” he said.
Hohn also reported that Colorado National Guard troops will be joining the effort, primarily to help with roadblocks and closures.
Darren Clabo, meteorologist, said temperatures at the Cameron Peak Fire area were in the 70s and 80s today with low humidity, and firefighters saw the fire move to the southeast.
On Sunday he anticipated similar temperatures with slightly higher humidity levels of 12-18%.
He said virga showers or thunderstorms also are possible in the area, but virga — rain that evaporates before it hits the ground — is of concern because it also can bring winds.
Clabo added that forecasts call for more precipitation in the fire area in the coming week.
Jake Livingston, working in planning operations for the Rocky Mountain Blue Team, said a spot fire near Peterson Lake became “considerably active” on Friday. Major fire activity continued in that area on Saturday, he said.
In a Saturday morning briefing, Livingston detailed work done by fire crews on Friday, including work to preparation of the road system and structure protection, in the Deadman Road, Crystal Lakes and Red Feather Lakes areas.
Hot shot crews were inserted as part of a surge group at the end of Pingree Park Road.
In the Pingree Park area, firefighters expect high elevation ridge lines will keep the fire from moving further south, Livingston said.
Crews are working to create fire line there to tie in the areas, such as saddles and drainages, between the ridge lines, he said.
The Cameron Peak Fire was reported to be 17,246 acres Saturday, an increase of 644 acres since Friday. No structures have been damaged and there have been no injuries.
Updates for that fire can be found online at https://www.facebook.com/CameronPeakFire/.
For updates on the Lewstone Fire, text the word LEWSTONE to 888777 from a cellphone.
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