Incident: Wild Rose Fire Wildfire
Released: 7 hrs. ago

NEWS RELEASE

June 22, 2013, 2:00 PM

Contact: Bill Kight at 970-675-8780

Wild Rose Saturday Fire update

Rio Blanco County, CO –The correct amount of containment is 10%. Acreage is still at 1065 with an increase in personnel at 360. Road Closures: Rio Blanco County Road 116 closure has been lifted at Highway 139. However the road to Texas Mountain remains closed. RBCR 113 remains closed; RBCR 107 remains closed from Highway 139 to RBCR 116.

Resources on the fire include 5 Hotshot Crews, 4 Type 2 Handcrews, 11 Engines, 5 helicopters and numerous overhead.

Another Red Flag Warning today for critical fire weather until10 p.m. tonight.

The Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team A is also managing the Collins Fire.

This will be the only update today for the Wild Rose and Collins Fires

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NOTE: Wild Rose Fire information contact is Bill Kight with the Rocky Mountain IMT. The NEW information number is: 970-675-8780.

Collins Fire information contact is Angie Goldman with the Rocky Mountain IMT. We are sharing the same number: 970-675-8780.

Reblogged:  6/22/13 2010 PDT

 

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