Information from the High Park Fire Public Information Officer.
Please support our
firefighters by obeying the statewide fire ban which includes fireworks. Fire
danger is still very high.
A local management team, led
by Andy Branson, will be taking over incident command at 6:00 a.m. on July
6. Fire crews continue patrolling the fire perimeter and conducting
fire line rehabilitation; “rehab” may reduce impacts (e.g. erosion) from the
hand and dozer fire lines, roads, trails, staging areas, safety zones, and drop
points used during firefighting efforts. Chippers continue to work along
roadsides to clean up debris that was cut prior to burn out operations last
week.
The public is reminded to
drive cautiously and reduce speed when travelling on roads near the fire.
Drivers should stay alert for firefighters and their equipment, distracted
drivers, and rocks or debris on the roads.
Resources: 128 personnel, 2 - Type 2 hand crews, 7
engines, 1 dozer, 3 water tenders, 1 light (Type 3)
helicopter.
An interagency Burned Area Emergency
Response team has conducted their first field visit to gather information and
observations to determine how to reduce impacts of post-fire conditions.
Wildfires can increase the potential for flooding, erosion, mudslides,
sedimentation, and debris flow.
Contact the
U.S. Forest Service for specific information on closures and restrictions at
www.fs.usda.gov/arp .
The Disaster Recovery Center will close
on Friday, July 6th at 4p.m.; hours will be cut-back on Thursday and
Friday, from 9am-4p.m. The Center is located at Johnson Hall on the Colorado
State University campus in Fort Collins. Information and Internet links will
continue to be available at the County’s web site, www.larimer.org, on the County’s High Park
Fire web pages.
The Red Cross has opened three Disaster
Information Sites for residents displaced by wildfires in the Fort Collins area.
The sites will be open through Friday, July 6, from 9:00am to 3:00pm. Each site
will have resources and information passersby might need during the recovery
process. Each site will be staffed by Health Services, Mental Health, Client
Casework and “Safe and Well” workers. Location of Sites: Glacier View Meadows
(Gate Number 1, by the mailboxes); Vern’s Restaurant, LaPorte; and Poudre Park
Fire Station (Community center parking area, Poudre Park).
This will be the final regular release for
the High Park Fire unless conditions change significantly.
John Schulz
Public Information Officer
Larimer County Sheriff's Office
970-980-2501
