The positive trend on the Cameron Peak Fire continues, with containment increasing and the fire showing little activity.
Fire crews’ containment of the forest fire increased by another 4% into Tuesday, reaching a total of 89%. According to Inciweb, the fire did not grow overnight and still stands at 208,913 acres.
Operations section chief Kyle Cannon said during a Tuesday morning update that crews had another good day on the fire Monday and were able to finish up containment lines along the south-center area of the fire.
According to Cannon, crews were able to secure containment lines from the west to the Comanche Peak Wilderness as well as the Colorado State University Mountain Campus.
Crews were also able to continue work in the Thompson Zone spot fire of the East Troublesome Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park, increasing containment from 31% to 45%.
Cannon said the North Fork Trail slop-over continues to be a main focus for crews in the coming days to ensure that it does not spread any farther.
“If we see indicators that this may move on us, we are ready to move in there with what we need to do to keep it from coming down to the south and to the east,” Cannon said.
Cannon also acknowledged, as incident meteorologist Dan Byrd said during the Monday night update, that forecasters are expecting a cold front Tuesday night into Wednesday, which could bring winds of 30 to 35 miles per hour.
“That could increase the fire behavior,” Cannon said. “That said, from our standpoint, we have the people here, we have the equipment we need, we have people all set up to deal with it, so that helps us really understand where our areas of concern are.”
Andy Lyon, public information officer with the fire team, said as people re-enter the area for both daily life and recreational purposes, they must be aware of hazardous trees. Lyon said tree damage will vary, and even if a tree looks healthy, the roots could be damaged, and it could fall with the right conditions.
“There is going to be a lot of trees across all of the fires in Colorado … that are going to be falling tomorrow, next year, because of the damage they have suffered,” Lyon said. “Be aware that when you are out in the woods, conditions can change.”
Containment leapt forward by over 20% Monday, after staying at 64% for a week after the fire received 15 to 20 inches of snow.
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