State
Emergency Operations Center (SEOC) Activation Level: Normal Operations
Current Disasters/Large Incidents:
Deep Creek Fire
Major Road Impacts/Closures:
None Reported
| Incident Name | Deep Creek Fire |
| Incident Start Date | September 4, 2017 at 11:15 a.m. |
| Location/County | 13 miles NW of Steamboat Springs/Routt County |
| Cause | Undetermined |
| Acres | 2,089 |
| Containment | 0% |
| Evacuations | Evacuation of Wolf Mountain Ranch
Pre-evacuations for residences within a five-mile radius along Routt County Road 52. |
| Fatalities/Injuries | None Reported |
| Structures Lost | None Reported |
| Resources | · One heavy air tanker
· Four single-engine air tankers (SEAT)
· Two helicopters
· DHSEM Field Services staff and DFPC staff
· Hotshot and Type II hand crew arriving September 6, 2017
· A Type III Incident Management Team is in place and will be transferring to a Type II IMT on September 6, 2017. |
| Executive Order Issued | None |
| Funding | Emergency Fire Fund approved on September 5, 2017 |
| Information Sources | Routt County Twitter Routt County Office of Emergency Management Facebook Page Routt County Website www.COEmergency.com Wildfire Map |
