Information from the Woodland Heights Fire Public Information Officer
Issued June 24 at 2:20 p.m.
EVACUEE MEETING
MEDIA
DONATIONS
Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave. (outside Administration, Room 150) 8a.m. - 5p.m., Monday-Friday.
Due to
the hard work of the firefighters and responding agencies, the Woodland Heights
fire was isolated to one neighborhood in Estes Park. The community is open for
business.
Firefighters
continue to work in the fire area to achieve containment. The last estimated
containment was 75 percent. An additional destroyed structure was identified
today, an outbuilding, bringing the total current confirmed structure loss to
22.The
cause of the fire is under investigation.Utility
crews are working in the area to restore services.One
firefighter was taken for medical treatment yesterday due to a pre-existing
condition and is in stable condition.
EVACUEE MEETING
Woodland
Heights Fire evacuee-only meeting tonight at 8 p.m. at the Estes Park High
School, 1600 Manford Ave. Updates on projected reentry information will be
provided.The Red
Cross shelter is available at Estes Park High School, 1600 Manford Ave. Evacuees
should sign up for emergency notifications at www.leta911.org to receive updates regarding meetings and
reentry information.
MEDIA
No
media tours have been scheduled yet due to continued work by fire and utility
crews in the area.
DONATIONS
Donations to
the victims can be made at www.redcross.org.Estes
Park Soaring Eagles is working with the Town of Estes Park to collect donations
for victims and firefighters of the Woodland Heights Fire and the High Park
Fire.Please
drop off donations by Sunday, July 1, 2012 at the following locations:
Town Hall, 170 MacGregor Ave. (outside Administration, Room 150) 8a.m. - 5p.m., Monday-Friday.
The
Fairgrounds at Stanley Park, 1209 Manford Ave. (outside the Ticket Booth).
Daily, 7a.m.-7 p.m.
Items
accepted: Basic Home First Aid Supplies, Sunscreen, Diapers Adult and Baby,
Wipes, Silverware, Paper cups and Paper Plates, Trash Bags, Gloves, Shovels,
Tarps (new), Personal Hygiene Items, Non-Perishable Foods, New Tube Socks, Gel
Inserts for Boots, Boot Laces, New Packaged Underwear, Animal Foods, Small
Notepads, Pens, Laundry and cleaning supplies, N-95 Masks.
June 22 - Morning Update
The Woodland Heights fire started Saturday, June 23rd in Larimer County that also extended to the town of Estes Park at High Drive near the junction of Hwy. 36 and Hwy. 66, near Rocky Mountain National Park, just north of the Beaver Meadows entrance station. There were 20 homes and 1 structure destroyed and the fire covered an estimated 20 acres. There were no additional structures lost throughout the night and the fire did not enter Rocky Mountain National Park.
The initial
911 call came in on Saturday, June 23rd at 11:55 a.m. and crews were on scene by
12:04 p.m.
There was an
evacuation ordered from High Drive west to the Rocky Mountain National Park
border and that evacuation order is still in place. Evacuees have been directed
to the Estes Park High School at 1600 Manford Avenue where a citizen's briefing
will be held at 11:00 a.m. and the media will be addressed afterward.
The fire is
currently 75 percent contained and the Estes Park Fire Chief is reassessing the
containment today. The fire crew hit this fire hard and gained a lot of control
but citizens should be aware that the fire is still burning and they need to be
vigilant. Crews are doing mop up operations and worked on hot spots throughout
the night. Estes Park Light and Power is working on power lines and service to
the evacuated area at this time. Investigators are working to determine the
cause of the fire.
Julie M.
Berney
Larimer
County Sheriff's Office
Public
Information Officer
