Spring Gulch Fire (formerly known at Thunder Butte Fire)
Time Reported: 08/02/2024 4:56 pm
- Size: .10 acre
- Location: 4 miles SE of Decker, CO. Douglas County, South Platte Ranger District
- Jurisdiction: US Forest Service
- Resources: 2 Engine Crews, 1 Helicopter
- Containment: 100% 8/2/2024 8:20 pm
- Controlled:
- Structures Threatened: None
- Evacuation: None
- Closures: None
- Cause: Lighting
- Fuels: Dead and downed trees, grass
- #ThunderButteFire_CO/SpringGulchFire_CO
Update 8/2/24 7:00 pm: The Thunder Butte Fire name has been changed to Spring Gulch. Same location, same fire just a name change.
The Thunder Butte Fire is creeping and smoldering in old dead and downed trees in the old Hayman burn scar. Firefighters are currently working with a helicopter dropping water slow the spread of the fire.
