Colorado Daily Status Report August 21, 2015

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Alerts/Warnings
State Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Status Day to Day
Current Disasters/Large Incidents
Incident Name 
Gold King Mine Water Release
Incident Start Date
August 5, 2015
Location/County
Gold King Mine in San Juan County
Resources
DHSEM Director of Emergency Management, Regional Field Manager, Strategic Communications Manager, SEOC Manager and Logistics staff are providing support along with representatives from the EPA, San Juan County, Town of Silverton, La Plata County, City of Durango, Southern Ute Indian Tribe, Colorado Parks and Recreation, Colorado Division of Reclamation Mining and Safety, San Juan Basin Health, CDPHE, San Juan County New Mexico
Information Sources
Emergency Declaration
Governor Hickenlooper declared a Disaster Emergency on August 10, 2015.
The City of Durango and La Plata County have each proclaimed aState of Local Emergency.

Incident Name 
Little Devil Fire
Incident Start Date
August 18, 2015
Location/County
San Juan National Forest – Archuleta County
Cause
Lightning
Acres
70 acres
Evacuations
None
Closures
Forest Roads 626 (Devil Mountain Road) and 627 are closed for public safety.
Resources
Number of Personnel:  73 including 3-handcrews, 8 smokejumpers, and  9- miscellaneous overhead
Aircraft: 1- Air Attack, 1- Type 2 Heavy Air Tanker, 2- Single Engine air Tankers, 1 Type 3 Helicopter
The DFPC Fire Management Officer and DHSEM Regional Field Manager is providing technical assistance.
Information Sources
 San Juan National Forest Web Site:
 http://www.fs.usda.gov/sanjuan/
San Juan National Forest Twitter Account:
@SanJuanNF
Archuleta County Emergency Information Website: http://www.acemergency.org/
                                                            
Incident Name 
Strawberry Fire
Incident Start Date
August 20, 2015
Location/County
Meeker – Mile Marker 2.5 County Road 7
Cause
Under investigation
Acres
135 acres
Containment
100% contained
Structures Lost
Four outbuildings and twelve vehicles
Resources
Local crews on scene, DFPC Fire Management Officer and DHSEM Regional Field Manager are providing technical assistance.
Information Sources
Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office Alert
Rio Blano County Sheriff’s Office Facebook Page.
DHSEM Regional Field Manager