Location: 32 miles northwest of Pueblo, Fremont Co., CO
Specific Location: 15 miles west of Canon City, near the Iron Mountain Fire (2002).
Date of Origin: 05/12/03
Cause: Human, under investigation
Situation as of 05/14/08
Total personnel: 110
Size: 200 acres
Percent Contained: 10%
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Situation as of 05/13/08
Total personnel: ???
Size: 200 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
The agencies working the fire are the Deer Mountain Fire Protection District and the Fremont County Sheriff’s Office.
Some families were asked to evacuate. Active fire behavior was reported. Residences and outbuildings are threatened.
May 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: Colorado
Where: Fort Carson, El Paso Co., Colorado
Date of Origin: 04/14/2008, time unknown
Situation as of 04/19/08:
Total Personnel ~300
Size 9,600 acres
Percent Contained 75%
Summary: One fatality. Pilot Gert Marais, 42, of Fort Benton, Mont., crashed his single-engine air tanker Tuesday evening. Marais crashed on his first slurry run of the day in high winds. See [here].
No homes were destroyed.
Evacuations: 800 people evacuated. Evacuation order lifted.
Cause: Unknown
Outlook: Heavy snow has apparently damped the fire. Mop up of hot spots continues today.
April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: Colorado
Where: Ordway, Crowley Co., Colorado
Date of Origin: 04/15/2008 at 1500 hrs
Situation as of 04/18/08:
Total Personnel ~300
Size 8,900 acres
Percent Contained 100%
Summary: Two firefighter fatalities. Fire Chief Terry DeVore and firefighter John Schwartz died Tuesday when their fire truck crossed a burned bridge and plunged into a ravine. See [here].
More than 24 homes were destroyed. Video [here]
Evacuations: 1,200 people evacuated. Evacuation order lifted.
Cause: two insufficiently extinguished controlled burns that rekindled. See [here].
April 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment | Topic: Colorado
