Wild Land Fire C470 and Hwy 285

Great pics, thanks so much

Great pics!

Fire has received good rain, containment line is being checked now. Some hot spots will remain, these are not a major concern, and will be monitored throughout the night.

Can't believe the luck of being there at the right time.
Sad that the whole hillside went up.

From Fox 31

Dakota Ridge wildfire nearly contained; 74 acres burned

MORRISON, Colo. - A wildfire that burned 74 acres on the 'hog back' southeast of Morrison was 90 percent contained Tuesday. The cause was still under investigation.

The 'Dakota Ridge Fire' was first reported just after 2 p.m. on the shoulder of eastbound C470 at Morrison Road. Windy weather conditions helped It race uphill, burning dry grass and trees from the bottom to the top of the ridge.

http://www.kdvr.com/news/kdvr-morrison- ... 9690.story

From Pueblo Situation (Sit) Report:

Dakota Ridge CO-JEX-000889
Type: WF
Start: 08/02/2010
Cause: U

Overhead Team Name: Michalak
Organization: Type 4 IC

Size: 110 ACRES
% Cnt/MMA: 60 %
Est Contain: NR
Latitude: 39° 38´ 51"
Longitude: 105° 10´ 53"

Location: 2 miles southwest of Morrison, CO
$$ Costs to Date: $20,000

Structures Threatened: 2 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: NONE

Resources Committed:
Total Personnel: 49
Report Date: Aug 03, 2010 1700

Significant Events: Brought in two Colorado State Correctional type 2 handcrews to mop up

Remarks: Fire is visible from the Denver Metro area and has large media interest. Fire is on Jefferson County Open Space Lands. Due to the low risk of spread and the difficulty of terian a confinement and contain strategy is in place.

Observed Fire Behavior: Smoldering with occasional single tree torching

Planned Actions: Monitoring and mopping

Great job everyone, you were on top of this.

Per Sit Report:

Dakota Ridge CO-JEX-000889
Type: WF
Start: 08/02/2010
Cause: U

Overhead Team Name: Michalak
Organization: Type 4 IC

Size: 110 ACRES
% Cnt/MMA: 100 %
Est Contain: NR
Latitude: 39° 38´ 51"
Longitude: 105° 10´ 53"

Location: 2 miles southeast of Morrison, CO
$$ Costs to Date: $23,000

Structures Threatened: 2 PRIM
Structures Destroyed: NONE

Resources Committed:
Total Personnel: 29
Report Date: Aug 04, 2010 1553

Significant Events: Full containment. 100 percent cold trailed.

Remarks: Last report unless significant activity.

Observed Fire Behavior: Smoldering.

Planned Actions: Monitoring by Jeffco Open Space.

Uh, we were contacted twice before it even ended up on the scanner.

Uh, we were contacted twice before it even ended up on the scanner.