Monday, June 25, 2012

Firefighters in Colorado are working 8 large wildfires

Firefighters in Colorado are working 8 large wildfires

by Bill Gabbert, wildfiretoday.com
June 23rd 2012

The map of Colorado shows eight large wildfires that are keeping firefighters in the state busy today. (Map: Google/MODIS/Wildfire Today)

New fires reported today include:

  • State Line Fire, near Bondad
  • Waldo Canyon Fire, west of Colorado Springs. Estimated at 2,000 acres at 9 p.m. Saturday night. A Type 1 Incident Management Team has been ordered. Approximately 1,050 homes have been evacuated.
  • Treasure Fire, east of Leadville
  • Woodland Heights Fire, near Estes Park, 21 structures confirmed damaged.

There is not a great deal of information available about these new fires, but here are some resources to check:

Original Page: http://wildfiretoday.com/2012/06/23/firefighters-colorado-working-8-large-wildfires/

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