Fire officials announced Saturday there has been more structural damage -- including the buildings at the Shambala Mountain Center -- but were not able to say how many structures or what kind.
Kramer with the Larimer County’s Sheriff’s Office said damage assessments were ongoing as of Sunday for the newly burned areas.
Two weeks ago it was announced the fire took down 54 buildings, including two primary homes. Right now, about a quarter of the perimeter of the Cameron Peak fire is contained.
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Gayner said the center is doing everything it can to re-open when it’s safe but it’ll be a tough road ahead. The center is still figuring out what can be done with insurance.
“We had taken a $1.5 million shortfall when [the COVID-19 shutdowns] started to break even through careful financial management,” he said. “But the fire cut into my mind how we can survive and rebuild and pay for all that.”
Gayner is still navigating what’s next, but said he still is overwhelmed with support from the general public. He says the center has been receiving messages of support since the fire reached the center Saturday.
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The weather was expected to cool down on Sunday, but the change will still keep the firefighters working. Cory Carlson with the incident team said they have to prepare their equipment for the drop in temperatures.
“We’re going to have to winterize a lot of our engines and all the pumps out here. That’s going to take a tremendous amount of time. There are over 250 pumps out here and we have to make sure they don’t freeze,” Carlson said.
Most of the work on Sunday was in the residential areas of Red Feather Lakes, Crystal Lakes and Glacier View. Firefighters are working to protect structures because the threat of increased fire activity remains high for the rest of the week.
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