About a dozen wildfires are burning in Colorado, mostly on the Western Slope, where more than 10,000 combined acres of land have burned.
About a dozen wildfires are burning in Colorado, with most on the Western Slope, where more than 10,000 combined acres of land have been torched.The Little Mesa fire, about 15 miles southwest of Delta in the Dominguez Escalante National Conservation Area, has burned 3,677 acres, about 5.7 square miles, according to fire officials. The fire,, is burning through pinyon, juniper, sagebrush and grass. More than 60 firefighters are working on the fire, which is 30% contained.
Widespread afternoon showers and thunderstorms on the Western Slope Friday should help to calm the fire, said Deana Harms, a Bureau of Land Management spokesperson., according to the National Weather Service.The Quartz Ridge fire, about 13 miles northeast of Pagosa Springs, has burned 1,475 acres and there is no containment on the fire, fire officials said onon Friday. The fire started on August 5 by a lightning strike.
The wildfire is burning in steep terrain in the South San Juan Wilderness and “fire behavior” is expected to “minimal” on Friday with partly cloudy skies in the area and temperatures in the lower 80s.The Bear Creek fire, 23 miles Northwest of Pagosa Springs, has burned 415 acres since being sparked by a lightning on August 1, fire officials said. More than 80 firefighters were working on the fire Friday. There is no containment.
Firefighters have been unable to directly engage the fire because it is burning in steep, remote terrain where there’s heavy fire fuel consisting of dead standing and downed trees, fire officials said. Firefighters continue to clear fire fuel vegetation along the Weminuche Trail.
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