Cameron Peak Fire Helicopter

The backpacker is presumed to be the last recreationist in the.
Cameron peak fire helicopter. A backpacker surrounded by the cameron peak fire was airlifted to safety tuesday afternoon by a colorado national guard helicopter. He set out on a 10 day solo backpacking trip into the ruggedly beautiful rawah wilderness on aug. Mcdonald was the sole recreationist rescued via helicopter from the cameron peak fire and is believed to be the last person in the fire that is raging in the roosevelt national forest west of fort collins. The fire above the reservoir flared thursday night prompting a mandatory evacuation of the.
It circled a couple of times before landing in a. Mcdonald was the sole recreationist rescued via helicopter from the cameron peak fire and is believed to be the last person in the fire that is raging in the roosevelt national forest west of fort. Cameron peak fire 15 mins this flight footage taken from a heavy helicopter assisting with retardant drops at csu mountain campus shows the ongoing structure protection efforts from earlier this afternoon. This account provides fire information for the cameron peak fire located 25 miles east of walden.
Whipped up by 60 mph wind gusts and tinder dry fuels the cameron peak fire on wednesday exploded to become the largest wildfire in colorado history officials said. 13 the day the fire started. Friday saw another day of critical fire weather and very active fire. The two month old blaze west.
On the south end the fire pushed out of the comanche peak wilderness area and toward the colorado state university mountain campus prompting mandatory evacuations of residents and business owners in the monument gulch and pingree park areas and the area. A backpacker surrounded by the cameron peak fire was airlifted from the fire tuesday afternoon by a colorado national guard helicopter. 15 miles southwest of red feather lakes co. More fire investigators seek info on vehicle seen near small fire friday near cameron peak fire but on tuesday the helicopter didn t fly away.