Crews monitoring from distance
The Calwood Fire experienced “minimal growth” as snow has blanketed the area and allowed officials to pull some resources off of the fire.
Crews are on “patrol status,” Planning Operations Trainee Josh Shroyer said in an afternoon video update.
“We’re just going to be monitoring the fire from a distance,” he said, noting the fire received between 9 and 14 inches of snow.
The fire remains at 76% containment and 10,105 acres Tuesday afternoon.
“After a winter storm moved through Colorado’s Front Range
over the weekend and into Monday, the Calwood Fire area is experiencing near record cold temperatures,” officials wrote Tuesday morning. “There has been little to no fire activity, with much of the fire under several inches of snow.”
Firefighters will continue to monitor the northwest side of the fire near Colo. 7, the only part of the burn area where crews have not been able to establish full containment.
Crews on the Calwood fire Tuesday began “backhaul,” which is removing fire supplies like hoses and water tanks. Supplies are returned to the Rocky Mountain Cache and made available to other fires, according to a 5:30 p.m. online update.
Lyons Fire Protection
District picked up several portable water tanks that were staged in Lyons Park Estates to protect structures. Tanks are often used in areas where there are few hydrants, the post stated.
There are 355 personnel on the Calwood Fire as of Tuesday afternoon, but officials said some of those resources might be moved to other fires burning in the state.
No additional structure losses were announced Tuesday.
The cause of the CalWood Fire, the largest in Boulder County’s history, remains under investigation.
The cause of the fully contained Lefthand Canyon Fire near Ward is also still under investigation.