Evacuations lifted for Vosburg Pike Fire near Durango; fire 75% contained
A wildfire sparked just east of Durango on Wednesday evening, burning 70 acres as of Thursday morning. The fire is 75% contained.
The Vosburg Pike Fire was first reported on Rabbit Mountain on Bureau of Land Management property between Durango and Bayfield, according to the bureau. It is burning in La Plata County between County Road 288 and County Road 502.
The fire prompted evacuations of 12 homes within a half-mile radius of the burn site from 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Homes within a two-mile radius were on a pre-evacuation warning overnight.
La Plata County Road 288 also closed Wednesday evening but fully reopened Thursday morning, officials said.
Several agencies have responded to the fire, including the Upper Pine Fire Protection District, Durango Fire Protection District, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
On Thursday, crews were using several helicopters and air tankers to drop fire retardant and water on the fire, while engine crews, hand crews and a bulldozer built and strengthened fire lines around the fire, the bureau said.
Fire command has been taken over by a Type III Incident Management Team led by Incident Cmdr. Brad Pietruszka.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
When the fire was reported, conditions were very dry and temperatures in the Durango area reached the upper 90s. La Plata County enacted a Stage 1 fire ban Wednesday before the fire broke out.
Evacuations lifted for Vosburg Pike Fire near Durango; fire 75% contained
A wildfire sparked just east of Durango on Wednesday evening, burning 70 acres as of Thursday morning. The fire is 75% contained.
The Vosburg Pike Fire was first reported on Rabbit Mountain on Bureau of Land Management property between Durango and Bayfield, according to the bureau. It is burning in La Plata County between County Road 288 and County Road 502.
The fire prompted evacuations of 12 homes within a half-mile radius of the burn site from 5:30 p.m. Wednesday to 8:30 a.m. Thursday. Homes within a two-mile radius were on a pre-evacuation warning overnight.
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La Plata County Road 288 also closed Wednesday evening but fully reopened Thursday morning, officials said.
Several agencies have responded to the fire, including the Upper Pine Fire Protection District, Durango Fire Protection District, U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management.
On Thursday, crews were using several helicopters and air tankers to drop fire retardant and water on the fire, while engine crews, hand crews and a bulldozer built and strengthened fire lines around the fire, the bureau said.
Several Stage 1 fire restrictions going into place across Colorado
Fire command has been taken over by a Type III Incident Management Team led by Incident Cmdr. Brad Pietruszka.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
When the fire was reported, conditions were very dry and temperatures in the Durango area reached the upper 90s. La Plata County enacted a Stage 1 fire ban Wednesday before the fire broke out.
