This was an update this evening on the fire. I live in Frisco and the fire was a couple of miles away on the other side of I70. Pretty scary. Pic was taken looking out my bedroom window on morning the fire started.
Wednesday night update
Posted on June 13, 2018 at 9:55 PM by Julie Sutor
Here are some key updates from the Buffalo Fire Community Meeting held Wednesday evening:
Fire Updates
· There has been no new growth in the area of the fire since Tuesday evening. The fire is holding at about 90 acres and is now 20 percent contained.
· Crews have made considerable progress in mop-up and containment. Type I helicopters were working the fire all day long. Hotshot crews have been working methodically through terrain that is quite hazardous due to heavy beetle-kill.
· A Type 2 Incident Management Team is coming to take over the incident at 6 a.m., Thursday.
· No structures have been lost.
· Lightning has been ruled out as a cause. Some type of human element is likely. But the exact cause is still unknown, and the investigation could take weeks, so officials will not speculate.
· Fuel breaks around the fire have made all the difference. They provide checks on the fire and give crews a place to anchor from. These fuel breaks have been created over the last decade by the U.S. Forest Service and many partners, including Summit County, Colorado State Forest Service, Denver Water and private homeowners.