(The Mullen Fire)
By Nia Bender
COLORADO – Concerns continue to rise as do the acres burned by wildfires across the state of Colorado. The Cameron Peak Fire in Larimer county has increased to 125, 006 acres and it’s now at 30% containment. Most of the additional containment is on the eastern side from 68C south to Hwy 14.
After additional damage assessment has taken place, a total of 95-buildings have been destroyed by the flames.
(Jackson County Sheriff’s Office-Colorado)
The Mullen Fire started about 38-miles outside of Laramie, Wyoming and it has continued to rapidly spread across that state and into northern Colorado. It’s now grown to 106,747 acres and there are currently 934-fire personnel working to contain the blaze. Wednesday, the fire was moving so fast that fire mapping services couldn’t keep up with the spread. You can see the map and infrared data here.
The Mullen Fire may not be that close to The Cameron Fire, but it’s really not that far away. That presents a horrifying thought that the fires could merge. Beetle killed trees represent the majority of what’s been burning in Wyoming and northern Colorado in Jackson County.
COLORADO EVACUATIONS:
Larimer County CO – Areas of Roach and Hohnholz along CR 103
Jackson County – All residence north of the 3-way of Hwy 127 and Hwy 125.
WYOMING EVACUATIONS:
Albany County Emergency Management Agency and Albany County Sheriff’s Office announced the following mandatory evacuations:
East of HWY 11 along Sheep Mountain, from Fox Creek Road, North to Hecht Creek.
Fox Creek Road including areas west of Hwy 11 south of the Middle Fork Canyon.
Communities of: Rambler, Rob Roy and adjacent areas, Albany, Foxborough, fox Park, Lake Creek, Wold, Beehive, Woods Landing, Mountain Home, Graham and adjacent areas.
EVERYTHING along HWY 10 (Woods Landing and Jelm) to the Colorado State Line.
(The Williams Fork Fire-Photo Credit-Richard Kulwicki)
The Williams Fork Fire is raging once again. The blaze started back in August in Grand County, about 7-miles outside of the town of Fraser. Smoke could be seen for miles on Wednesday along the I-70 Corridor. It’s grown to over 13, 247 acres and crews lost containment in the past couple of days. The fire was at 25% containment as of Wednesday night.
The area immediately surrounding the fire remains under a closure order. Williams Fork Fire Closure Order Here.
The fire is burning within Game Management Unit 28. Hunters holding licenses in-game management units impacted by the fire may be able to request a refund and reinstatement of preference points used to draw the license. For updated hunting from Colorado Parks and Wildlife, visit cpw.state.co.us.
(The Williams Fork Fire-Photo Credit: Richard Kulwicki)
