Cameron Peak Fire Plane

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Cameron peak fire plane. The cameron peak fire is currently 133 884 acres and 44 contained. The fire burning in western larimer county has burned more than 125 000 acres since it began on aug. The cameron peak fire is now far larger than the previous largest fire in colorado s recorded history the pine gulch fire which torched about 139 000 acres near grand junction earlier this year. The cameron peak fire is the third largest wildfire in colorado history.

The 100 oo0 plus acre cameron peak fire threatened homes and the university of colorado mountain campus. Friday saw another day of critical fire weather and very active fire. The next day he was on a plane to ft. The third largest wildfire in colorado s history was the 2002 hayman fire which burned about 137 000 acres.

This account provides fire information for the cameron peak fire located 25 miles east of walden. Reporter miles blumhardt looks for stories that impact your life. The fire began aug. Yost got the call this year at 11 p m on a saturday.

Be it news outdoors sports. It is still only 4 contained. The plane has been an asset to cameron peak fire crews as it has the ability to find the the fire s precise location intensity and behavior from a safe vantage point. 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.

The 2002 hayman fire burned 137 760 acres. 15 miles southwest of red feather lakes co. 13 in the upper poudre canyon in an area between chambers lake and cameron peak. The cameron peak fire currently stands at just over 125 000 acres and reached 30 containment on.