Colorado wildfires: Rio Blanco County, Grand County updates

KDVR –The information continues to be released from state agencies after several fires throughout Colorado, which caused evacuation and prehistoric pre -growth.

Some forest fires continue all over the state in combustion, while others cause pre -evaluation notifications.

Rio Blanco Province: Fires for me and Ilk

Two large forest fires in Rio Blanco Province continue to burn more than 70,000 acres.

Department of Internal Security and Emergency Administration in Colorado I mentioned From 7 am on Friday, both of Lee and ELK fires had 0 % containing. The Lee fire, which burned 60,976 acres, was reported and the Al -Awa’i fire was burned 14,518 acres.

  • Lee Fire Near Highway 13 continues to burn in Rio Blanco Province. (Cortisi: Bobby Guterres/Windel)
  • Lee Fire Near Highway 13 continues to burn in Rio Blanco Province. (Cortisi: Bobby Guterres/Windel)

North Metro Fire Resue has been published x On Friday, saying that four members of the Wildland team were sent on Monday to work in Elk Fire and overnight with Brighton Fire Rescue.

Fire North Metro rescue team members work to fire in Rio Blanco Province (North Metro Fire Rescue)
Fire North Metro rescue team members work on a fire in Rio Blanco (North Metro Fire Resue)

“Protection of the structure is still the main focus in addition to finding useful places to stop the progress in the fire,” NMFR said.

The governor of the state, Jared Police, on Wednesday night, grabbed the National Guard in Colorado to help in responding to the fires of Rio Blanco Province. This announcement came after the evacuation, and before the waiver was released in certain areas in the province throughout the week, which can be found on Rio Blanco County website.

On Sunday, Polis declared an oral state of emergency in a disaster for Al -Ayes fire, which was later updated on Tuesday to include Lee Fire.

Grand County: Fire gap is stormy

Friday, around 11 am Grand County He said Pre -evaluation notifications were raised, after they were released on Wednesday to the G41 and G48 areas due to the rural gap fire.

Grand County said this decision was after the province’s sheriff and the district’s fire accident in the province evaluated “the current and expected fire behavior” and decided to raise pre -installation notifications issued in advance.

On Thursday, the boycott was published FacebookHe said that the Provincial Commissioners Council approved a decision to announce a local emergency in Grand County due to the Hashim fire.

“This is an important first step in the emergency management process, and it puts Grand’s province in a better position to restore money related to the rural gap fire and its effects,” the province said.

From 3 pm on ThursdayThe Grand Sharif County Office reported that the gap fire was a storm of about 30 acres and 40 %.

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