Fire Activity 7/31/2023

 Shingle Mill Fire

Time Reported:  7/31/2023 11:49 am

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 7 miles Northwest of  Deckers, CO.  Jefferson County, South Platte Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service Engines, Elk Creek engine on scene suppressing the escaped campfire
• Containment: 7/31/2023 @12:20pm for .10 acre 
• Controlled: 7/31/2023 @12:45 pm for .10 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Human; escaped campfire
• Fuels: duff, logs
• #ShingleMillFire_CO

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Fire Activity 7/30/2023

School Creek Fire

Time Reported:  7/30/2023 3:46 pm

Update 7/31/2023 @10:00 am:  Due to the incoming predicted weather of precipitation and lighting plus the extensive hike,  the fire will not be staffed today.  Expecting low fire behavior. The #SchoolCreekFire_CO will be observed through out the day for any fire behavior changes.

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 7.4 miles South of  LaVeta, CO.  Huerfano County, San Carlos Ranger District. In the Spanish Peaks Wilderness
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service Module 3 (Squad), La Veta Fire Protection District engine, 
• Containment: 
• Controlled: 3:50 pm 8/17/2023 for .10 acre The School Creek Fire was determined as natural out; meaning that high humidity recovery and rain aided in the natural suppression of this fire.
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning
• Fuels: Spruce, mix conifer
• #SchoolCreekFire_CO

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Ranger Station Fire

Time Reported:  7/30/2023 7:28 am

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 10 miles Southwest of Florissant, CO.  Park County, South Park Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources: US Forest Service Type 6 Engine.
• Containment: 100 % 7/30/2023 @ 12:08 pm for 0.1 acre
• Controlled: 7/30/2023 @ 12:08 pm for 0.1 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels:  single tree and brush
• #RangerStationFire_CO
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Fire Activity 7/28/2023

 Big Wall Fire

Time Reported:  7/28/2023 12:14 pm

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 3 miles South of La Veta, CO.  Huerfano County, San Carlos Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service Module 3 (Squad), La Veta Fire Protection District engine, Crews hiking into the fire and will provide more information when they arrive.
• Containment: 100% 7/29/2023 at 10:42am for .10 acre
• Controlled: 7/31/2023 at 11:02 am for .1 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning
• Fuels: Spruce, mix conifer and slash
• #BigWallFire_CO

Update: 7/28/2023 4:30 pm - Crews are on scene of the Big Wall Fire and have determined the cause to be lightning. Firefighters will work on constructing fire line around the fires edge and suppress interior heat. The fire has a low spread potential as it is smoldering and creeping in heavy dead and downed timber. The area around the Big Wall fire is receiving light precipitation which aids in fire suppression. 

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Update: 7/28/2023 4:30 pm visible smoke column 

      Update: 7/28/2023 4:30 pm Lightning struck tree 

      Update: 7/28/2023 4:30 pm visible smoke from road

Fire Activity 7/27/2023

  Dell Fire

Time Reported:  7/27/2023 1:20 pm

• Size: .5 acre
• Location: 9 miles North of Deckers, CO.  Jefferson County, South Platte Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service Module 11 (Squad), Type 6 Engine
• Containment: 100% 7/27/2023 @ 4:50 pm for .5 acres
• Controlled: 7/28/2023 at 1:15 for .25 acres
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels:  Ponderosa Pine, grass
• #DellFire_CO

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Fire Activity 7/26/2023

 Dam Fire

Time Reported:  7/26/2023 1:18 pm

• Size: .5 acre
• Location: 9 miles West of Sedalia, CO.  Douglas County, South Platte Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service Module 11 (Squad), Douglas County Type 6 Engine, and Douglas County Type 2 Helicopter that is currently on scene doing bucket drops
• Containment: 100% 7/26/2023 @ 7:30 pm for .5 acres
• Controlled: 7/27/2023 @ 2:20 pm for 0.5 acres
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels:  Ponderosa Pine, grass
• #DamFire_CO

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Stoll Mountain Fire

Time Reported:  7/26/2023 6:46 pm

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 11 miles Northwest of Florissant, CO.  Park County, South Park Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources: Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control Type 2 Helicopter that is currently on scene suppressing the fire with bucket drops.
• Containment: 100 % 7/27/2023 @ 3:03 pm for 0.1 acre
• Controlled: 7/27/2023 @ 3:03 pm for 0.1 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels:  single tree and brush
• #StollMountainFire_CO

Fire Activity 7/25/2023

 Mount Herman Fire

Time Reported:  7/25/2023 6:02 am

• Size: .25 acre
• Location: 2.5 miles Northeast of Monument, CO.  El Paso County, Pike Peak Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service engines and Monument Fire
• Containment: 100% 7/25/2023 at 2:20 for 0.3 acres
• Controlled: 7/27/2023 at 3:05 for 0.25 acres
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Unknown; under investigation
• Fuels: oak brush
• #MountHermanFire_CO

Update 7/25/2023 9 :00 am - US Forest Service firefighters and Monument Fire department were quick to respond and extinguish the Mount Herman Fire. The fire is within the Mount Herman mastication unit, which aided suppression efforts and slowed the growth of the fire. 

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Bishops 1161 Fire

Time Reported:  7/25/2023 10:35 am

• Size: .1 acre
• Location: Off highway 165 near Bishops Castle, CO.  12 miles NW of Rye CO. in Custer County, of the San Carlos Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service module 
• Containment: 100% 7/25/2023 @ 5:20 pm for .1 acre
• Controlled: 7/30/2023 @ 1:58 pm for .1 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lighting
• Fuels: Grass, downed timber and logs
• #Bishops1161Fire_CO

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Fire Activity 7/24/2023

  May Fire

Time Reported:  7/24/2023 1:57 pm

• Size: .25 acre
• Location: 6 miles West of Fort Carson, CO.  El Paso County,  Pikes Peak Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources: Resources from US Forest Service, Colorado Department of Fire Prevention and Control (DFPC), Hwy 115 Fire Protection District, Ft Carson FD
• Containment: 0%
• Controlled:
• Structures Threatened: There are structures to the south of the fire. The fire is smoldering and creeping, hazard potential to structures is low.
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels: Douglas Fir and mix conifer 
• #MayFire_CO

Update 7/25/2023 12:30 pm: Crews have completed a saw line around the perimeter of the fire. Firefighters will continue securing the fires edge and proceeding with mop up efforts, some interior heat is present but little to no smoke is visible. The May Fire remains at .25 acre. 

Update 7/25/2023 10:00 am:  There was no growth to the fire overnight, fire crews are making their way into the incident and will continue with suppressions efforts on the May Fire.  

Update 7/24/2023 6 pm: A DFPC helicopter is assisting firefighters with bucket drops of water, cooling the fire while firefighters continue to hike into the remote location of the fire. Crews will continue to utilize the helicopter to support their suppression efforts this evening as daylight allows. The Incident Commander of the May Fire and the US Forest Service would like to thank DFPC, Hwy 115 Fire Protection District, and Ft Carson Fire for their quick mutual aid response. 

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Green Timber Fire

Time Reported:  7/24/2023 6:29 pm

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 5mi. West of Buena Vista, CO. , Cottonwood Campground.  Chaffee County, Salida Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service engine
• Containment: 100% 7/24/2023 @ 4:30 pm for .10 acre
• Controlled: 7/25/2023 @ 12:40 pm for .10 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Human 
• Fuels: Grass, Pine needles
• #GreenTimberFire_CO

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  Castle Rock Fire

Time Reported:  7/24/2023 6:06 pm

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 8 miles Southwest of Bailey, CO.  Jefferson County, South Platte Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service engines and crews have not accessed the fire due to the rugged terrain and time of day. They will resume suppression efforts tomorrow in the morning.
• Containment: 100% 7/25/2023 @3:35 pm for .10 acre
• Controlled:
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels: single tree
• #CastleRockFire_CO

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 Spring Gulch Fire

Time Reported:  7/24/2023 7:54 pm

• Size: .10 acre
• Location: 1 miles South of Buffalo Creek, CO.  Jefferson County, South Platte Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources:  US Forest Service engine are on scene of the fire and will begin suppression tactics. The fire is within the Buffalo Creek Burn scar.
• Containment: 100% 7/25/2023 @ 1:00pm for .10 acre
• Controlled:
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels: Grass, shrubs and slash
• #SpringGulchFire_CO

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Fire Activity 7/19/2023

 Bear Gulch Fire

Time Reported:  7/19/2023 6:46 am

• Size: 0.10 acre
• Location: 9 miles Northeast of Jefferson, CO.  Park County,  South Park Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources: US Forest Service Type 6 Engine, 1 Module, BLM fire resources
• Containment: 100% 7/19/2023  at 3:18 pm for .1 acre
• Controlled:
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning 
• Fuels: Dough Fir, Lodgepole Pine & duff 
• #BearGulchFire_CO
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Wigwam Fire

Time Reported:  7/19/2023 2:33 pm

• Size: 0.25 acre
• Location: 5 miles East of Deckers, CO.  Jefferson County,  South Platte Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
• Resources: US Forest Service engines and module on scene. The Wigwam Fire is located in the Hayman fire scar. 
• Containment: 100% 7/20/2023 @ 2:26pm for .25 acres
• Controlled: 7/20/2023 @ 2:26pm for .25 acres
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: unknown
• Fuels: Grass
• #WigwamFire_CO
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Corral Creek Fire

Time Reported:  7/19/2023 4:11 pm

• Size: 0.10 acre
• Location: 11 miles West of Deckers, CO.  Park County,  South Park Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service 
• Resources: US Forest Service module on scene 
• Containment: 100% 7/19/2023 @5:42 pm for .10 acre 
• Controlled: 7/20/2023 @ 11:38 am for .1 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning
• Fuels: Single Tree
• #CorralCreekFire_CO
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Corral Creek 2 Fire

Time Reported:  7/19/2023 6:01 pm

• Size: 0.10 acre
• Location: 11 miles West of Deckers, CO.  Park County,  South Park Ranger District
• Jurisdiction: US Forest Service 
• Resources: US Forest Service module on scene 
• Containment: 100% 7/19/2023 @6:24 pm 
• Controlled: 7/20/2023 at 1156am for .1 acre
• Structures Threatened: None
• Evacuation: None
• Closures: None
• Cause: Lightning
• Fuels: Single Tree
• #CorralCreek2Fire_CO
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