Colorado’s wildfires remained stable again Tuesday night, as cooler weather and rainfall assist firefighters in containing the flames.
Fire crews warned some growth is possible this week as the weather warms and dries out into Labor Day Weekend.
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Pine Gulch
Updated 10:00 a.m.
The Pine Gulch fire has burned 139,007 acres — 217 square miles — with containment at 81% as of Tuesday night.
This post will be updated as soon as fire officials report Wednesday’s morning fire status.
Grizzly Creek
Updated 10:00 a.m.
For the third day in a row, the Grizzly Creek fire remained stable, as it burns 32,464 acres, nearly 51 square miles, near Glenwood Springs, officials said in a Wednesday morning news release.
Crews have secured roughly 58 of the 78.5 miles of fire perimeter, fire officials said, as they capitalized on overnight rainfall Tuesday.
“A slow, steady rain does a really good job of penetrating the fuels,” Chris Moore, a fire behavior analyst with the Alaska Incident Management Team, said in a statement. “If you get one big dump of rain, it runs off before it can be absorbed. This type of rain does a lot better for moistening those fuels.”
Fire officials warned mountain bikers to avoid closed areas near the fire, as crews have encountered people biking as they attempt to mitigate the flames.
Firefighters on Wednesday will continue to focus on a 9-mile stretch of uncontained area in the No Name and Grizzly Creek drainages on the northwest corner of the fire and about 10 miles near Cinnamon and Devil’s Hole drainages on the south end of the fire, officials said.
Successful firefighting efforts has allowed fire managers to decrease their personnel over the past week.
Cameron Peak
Updated 10:00 a.m.
The Cameron Peak fire has burned 23,022 acres, or 36 square miles, with 5% as of Tuesday night.
This post will be updated as soon as fire officials report Wednesday’s morning fire status.
Williams Fork fire
Updated 10:00 a.m.
The Williams Fork fire remained stable overnight Tuesday, as it burns 12,097 acres, or 19 square miles, with 10% containment, fire officials said in a Wednesday morning news release.
A cold front that brought rain over the fire the past few days has moved through, replaced by drier air and warming temperatures that are expected to remain for the rest of the week.
Fire growth is expected to be minimal Wednesday, officials said, as crews focus on the fire west of Fraser.
Forest closures nearby remain in effect.
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