After nearly three weeks since being ignited, the Cameron Peak Fire has finally reached its first level of containment and did not grow overnight.
According to the Cameron Peak Fire team in their Tuesday morning update, workers have been able to contain 5% of the fire after a reconnaissance flight Monday found a section of the western boundary of the fire stopped in “sparse fuels along a ridgeline.” The team added that fire managers are confident that this section of fire edge has been contained.
In Monday’s update, Tom Barter, planning operations section chief, said that crews have begun to work on indirect lines much close to the fire. Teams in the north and northeast have pulled in closer as they finish lines they were working on farther out. Barter also said there is a fire crew along the southern tip of the fire working in much closer on tying lines together.
The Cameron Peak Fire Team also held a live question and answer session for community members to ask questions to the team.
Boyd Lebeda, a fire behavior analyst for the Rocky Mountain Incident Management team, said during the live video that while teams have seen better weather that has helped in fighting the fire, warmer weather will be a problem going forward into the week.
“Currently (the fire) is staying put, but we are returning to that pattern of very hot weather and we expect higher fire activity as we get towards the weekend,” Lebeda said.
Many of those that tuned in were curious about specific road, area and recreational space reopenings. As of now, many of the area reopening dates have not been officially announced.
“We will make every effort that we can, said Justin Smith, a member of the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. “Our goal is to help you get back to normal as much as we can.”
Katie Donahue, Canyon Lakes district ranger with the United States Forest Service, said she understands that it can be frustrating for individuals hoping to go camping, hunting or spend recreational time in the closure areas over the Labor Day weekend seeing closure areas so far from the fire’s edge, but the design of the closure areas is done purposefully.
“Our primary goal is to keep everyone safe,” Donahue said. “It means keeping you, the public, safe and keeping the firefighters safe.”
The full question and answer session can be found on the Cameron Peak Fire Facebook page.
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