Tuesday, July 25, 2023

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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