Cameron Peak Fire sees no growth
The acreage and containment numbers for the Cameron Peak Fire and East Troublesome Thompson Zone spot fire stayed the same Wednesday, with Cameron Peak at 208,663 acres and 64% containment and the Thompson zone at 4,346 acres and 0% containment.
According to the morning update from the Pacific Northwest Type 1 Incident Management Team, fire personnel were able to get into the area near the nor theast perimeter of the Thompson Zone to assess the area for potential direct and indirect suppression efforts.
The update added that roads are starting to clear but the snow melt has made roads soft so vehicle travel will be limited until they dr y out more. Hazardous road conditions still exist and many areas remain inaccessible, the update added.
Firefighters spent the day Wednesday much like they have through the week; continuing to scout road conditions to determine access to the fire. Once temperatures rise, roads clear and frozen portable water tanks and hoses thaw, crews are expected to resume “mopping up hotspots, constructing direct and indirect firelines and assessing
the need for structure protection in communities and outlying areas.”
Air support will also continue to provide aerial reconnaissance over the fire area to monitor for temperature and any fire activity on the ground.
In a post on Facebook, Larimer County Sheriff Justin Smith said he was “elated” to downgrade or eliminate several more evacuation areas from both the Cameron Peak and East Troublesome fires.
The Pingree Park area, Monument Gulch, Paradise Park and Moody Hill areas off of County Road 44H west of County Road 27 and the west side of the Estes Valley were all moved from mandator y to voluntar y evacuation status throughout the day.
Along with these changes, the sheriff’s office also lifted many voluntar y evacuations. These lifted areas include: Colo. 7 to Allenspark,
Colo. 7 east to Panorama Peak, the Estes Valley east of the Marys Lake Road corridor, east of the Elm Road corridor and east of the Fall River corridor, U.S. 34 from Mall Road to the Dam Store, County Road 31D from Sylvan Dale to Ellis Ranch, the Crosier Mountain area north of U.S. 34, and County Road 43 west of Glen Haven to Estes Park.