About this report: This daily wildfire update is provided by the Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management in partnership with the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control to keep you informed of current wildfires, over 100 acres, for which the State is currently supporting and monitoring. The update does not cover all wildfires currently burning in Colorado that may be smaller incidents.
Roach Fire
Fire Jurisdiction: USFS
Roosevelt National Forest
Location/County:
Northwest portion of Larimer County, approximately three miles south of
the Wyoming state line.
Start Date: August 28, 2012
Cause: Under investigation
Acres: 250 acres
Containment: 10% Contained
Evacuations: none reported
Closures: none
reported
Fatalities/Injuries to Date: none reported
Structures Lost/Damaged: No structures threatened at this
time
Significant Events: The
fire is burning in lodge pole pine in a mountain pine beetle hit area. The information line for the fire is
970-498-1030.
Resources: 100 personnel are working the fire. Seven fire engines are on scene, one
bulldozer, a water tender and three 20-person crews. Three Single Engine Air
Tanker (SEAT), a type 3 helicopter, a type 2 helicopter, a heavy air tanker and
air attack are also on scene. Two 20
person hand crews have been ordered for today. There is good access in the
area.
Source(s): USFS press release, WebEOC, USFS Canyon Lakes
Forest District Official Twitter Account
Today’s Fire Outlook
Rocky Mountain Area remains at Preparedness Level 3.
National Preparedness Level is 4.
The highest level possible is a 5. This rating indicates
highly complex large fire activity is occurring, with multiple large fires in
the zone. Fire severity is extreme as reported in multiple areas, and fires are
escaping initial attack, as evident by the number of large fires. Multiple
regional dispatch centers are experiencing an incident requiring type-1 or
type-2 teams, and a majority of zone resources are committed.
Monthly Seasonal Outlook from the Rocky Mountain Area Coordination Center: http://www.nifc.gov/nicc/predictive/outlooks/monthly_seasonal_outlook.pdf
View COEM’s current map of Colorado Fire Restrictions at: https://www.google.com/fusiontables/embedviz?viz=MAP&q=select+col4+from+1o76CJOtWMM37FdAb-dpQdTeUlwkbC0oBFAETH78&h=false&lat=39.02634487425597&lng=-105.550565&z=7&t=1&l=col4
Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Colorado:
·
Fire Weather Watch for the following Colorado
counties: Logan, North and Northeast
Elbert, North Lincoln, Philips, Sedgwick, Southeast Elbert, South Lincoln,
Washington, Cheyenne, Kit Carson, Yuma
·
Red Flag Warnings for the following Colorado
counties: Central and East Adams and
Araphahoe, Morgan, Northeast Weld, Logan, North and Northeast Elbert County,
North Lincoln, Philips, Sedgwick, Southeast Elbert, South Lincoln, Washington,
Baca, Bent, Crowley, Eastern las Animas, Otero, Prowers, Kiowa, Cheyenne, Kit
Carson, Yuma
For more information go to http://www.weather.gov/alerts-beta/co.php?x=1.
A map can be viewed at http://www.wrh.noaa.gov/firewx/main.php.
Important Note: Information on current and future Colorado
wildfires can be obtained from the following websites, which are updated
regularly during incidents:
· INCIWEB: http://www.inciweb.org/state/6/
· Colorado
Office of Emergency Management: http://www.coemergency.com/
· Current Map
of Colorado Fires by COEM: https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msid=215563989566450268982.0004c328de8016253230a&msa=0&ll=40.446947,-105.908203&spn=13.068198,19.753418
· Rocky
Mountain Area Coordination Center: http://gacc.nifc.gov/rmcc/links/fire_info/index.html
