No growth reported for nearly a week

Saturday wind event shorter than others

The Cameron Peak Fire, which has burned 208,663 acres and stands at 64% containment, is nearing a time stamp of one week without any growth.

The fire, which started Aug. 13 about 15 miles southwest of Red Feather Lakes, was recorded at its current size Oct. 25 when 15 to 20 inches of snow fell over the area and limited growth.

Due to warm, sunny conditions on the fire area in recent days, snow has continued to melt, allowing improved access for firefighters.

On the south side of the Cameron Peak Fire, fire managers with Pacific Northwest Team 2 have continued to evaluate the areas along the perimeter — including the Cedar Park, Storm Mountain, The Retreat, Glen Haven, North Fork Trail slop-over and Pingree Park and the Colorado State University mountain campus areas — to determine access options and containment strategies.

Along the east perimeter of the fire, crews have continued assessment of containment lines on the Otter spot fire nor th of Masonville. A drone was also flown over the fire perimeter along the Buckhorn Road to assess conditions and showed “a lot of snow on the nor thfacing slopes in that area.”

Fire line that was in question near the Bellaire Lake has also been confirmed as contained.

According to their Saturday morning update, firefighters have been able to improve fire lines on the southern perimeter of the Thompson Zone spot fire from the East Troublesome Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. Crews prepared indirect lines nor th of the fire, which will tie into the Bear Lake Road, monitored snow melt for opportunities to get to the fire edge and pulled out equipment that is no longer needed.

The Thompson Zone has stayed at 4,346 acres and 0% containment over the past week.

The fire team reported warmer temperatures and gusty winds in the 25 mph range are expected Sunday. An upper ridge weather pattern will continue to strengthen on Monday through midweek, with highs climbing into the mid to upper 50s.

No evacuation status changes were Saturday. Information on evacuated areas can be found at nocoalert.org.