Coal Gulch Fire
Update 7/24
Fire is being managed by Durango Fire Rescue
Yesterday (7/23) around 16:00 hours, Durango Fire was dispatched to a smoke report in the Perins Peak State Wildlife Area. 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, and is now 5.8 acres as of 21:00hrs yesterday. 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 yesterday.
Today (7/24), a 10 person hand crew from Idaho Panhandle (USFS), 6-10 people from Columbine Crew (Bayfield, CO), the Type 2 helicopter, a Skidgine (Track drive firefighting engine that carries 1000 gallons of water and has a blade on the front), 4 DFPD personnel and a small overhead team are deployed to the fire. The Objective for the day is 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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