Fire In Chaffee County Today. The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the
The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the Mountain View Estates neighborhood. As of 6 p. A wildfire that destroyed two homes and forced the evacuation of residents at two sub divisions northwest of Buena Vista Thursday is now 100% Active wildfires are burning in Chaffee County and Black Canyon, causing evacuation orders in both areas. that the Mountain View Fire north of Buena Vista was at 0 percent A rapidly escalating wildfire, coupled with a structure fire, has engulfed the Mountain View Estates subdivision in Buena Vista, prompting the Pre-evacuation notice has been issued for 5 miles surrounding Mountain View Estates (~10 miles NW of Buena Vista), as of 2:12pm. Sangre de Cristo Electric Association officials reported an Xcel transmission line was “de-energized due to a structure fire north of Buena Vista,” causing widespread outages in Chaffee Heavy smoke triggered air quality alerts for Lake and Chaffee Counties as a new pre-evacuation notices were in place for a wildfire burning About 140 miles west, the South Rim fire burning in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park grew to 1,640 acres and forced mandatory Fire Danger Level: Moderate When the fire danger is “moderate” it means that fires can start from most accidental causes, but the number of fire starts is usually A 20 acre wildfire and a structure fire started on Thursday afternoon in northern Chaffee County. Some residents were A 20 acre wildfire and a structure fire started on Thursday afternoon in northern Chaffee County. The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the Mountain View Chaffee County Sheriff Andy Rohrich reported at 8:19 a. , the fire had spread to as many as 20 acres of Chaffee County land, according to Watch Duty, a volunteer-based website that releases real-time wildfire information. The Chaffee County Public Safety Complex at 200 Steele Drive, Buena Vista is open today for persons needing assistance. Chaffee County residents near the Mountain View fire northwest of Buena Vista remain under evacuation orders. 5,270 likes · 31 talking about this · 51 were here. A 20 acre wildfire and a structure fire started on Thursday afternoon in northern Chaffee County. See map below. m. on Friday morning that the Mountain View Fire north of Buena Vista is considered 50% contained. The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the Mountain View CHAFFEE COUNTY, Colo. A wildfire in the northern part of Colorado's Chaffee County destroyed two homes on Thursday and it is threatening dozens of others. There was no spread overnight. Two homes were destroyed, but no deaths or injuries were reported, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office. Chaffee County Fire Protection District, Buena Vista. Sheriff officials said the fire is 50 A representative of the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office reported at 4:55 p. The fire, near the Mountain View Estates subdivision, grew to 60 acres on Thursday, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office. — A "multi-acre" brush fire burning a few miles outside Buena Vista is fully contained, according to the Chaffee County Sheriff's Office. Mandatory evacuation in place for immediate Buena Vista fire triggers evacuations, no‑burn orders, and power shutdowns near Mountain View Estates in Chaffee County. The fire was 50% contained as of Friday morning. Chaffee County Fire is responsible for an A 20 acre wildfire and a structure fire started on Thursday afternoon in northern Chaffee County. BUENA VISTA, Colo. The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the Mountain View . 18 The Chaffee County Sheriff's Office shared on Facebook that federal forest firefighters are currently fighting a wildfire ignited near the La Plata Trail in Track the latest wildfire and smoke information with data that is updated hourly based upon input from several incident and intelligence sources. Mandatory CONTACT THE CHAFFEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE DISPATCH at 719-539-2596 or 911 IF YOU SEE ANY UNUSUAL FIRE OR SMOKE! Controlled Burns – Must be called into The Chaffee County Public Safety Complex at 200 Steele Drive, Buena Vista is open today for persons needing assistance. Stay alert and safe. Aug.
