Coal Gulch Fire - Update
7/25/16 – 09:00
- 75 percent containment
- Fire continues to stay within fire line
- Hand crews from USFS Idaho Pan-Handle Crew along with DFPD will continue work on containment lines, Monday 7/25
- Fire size 5.8 acres
Incident Background
Durango Fire was dispatched to a smoke report in the Perins Peak State Wildlife Area on Saturday, July 23. Crews found a ½ acre fire, assumed to be a lightning strike hold over from last week’s storms. Fire continued to grow during initial stages, up to 5.8 acres. 7 DFPD personnel worked the fire with 2 SEAT drops, and 22 bucket drops of water from a Type 2 helicopter. Fire was 5% contained as of 23:00hrs Saturday night.
Sunday (7/24), a 10-person hand crew from Idaho Panhandle (USFS), 6-10 people from Columbine Crew (Bayfield, CO), the Type 2 helicopter with 19 drops, a Skidgine (Soft-Track firefighting engine that carries 1000 gallons of water and has a blade on the front), 4 DFPD personnel are deployed to the fire. The Objective for the day was safety, keep fire south of drainage out of heavy timber, flank and hold road as main control line.
Fire is being managed by Durango Fire Rescue
- Incident Commander Scott Nielsen with DFR
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