Lime Gulch Fire-Evacs Lifted, Estimated Containment 6/23!

Walter L Newton wrote: I'm headed that way now... I report back before supper time.

Have fun! You can call the 285Bound number if anything important is announced - 720-608-0285. Thanks Walt!

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InciWeb updated 35 minutes ago:
Incident Overview

Lime Gulch Fire Grows to Approximately 500 Acres

Conifer, Colo. – The Lime Gulch Fire is now approximately 500 acres. This fire is believed to have started as a result of thunderstorms that moved through the area Tuesday night. Fire crews from the U.S Forest Service and local cooperating agencies responded with aggressive initial attack. Initially, the location and the hazardous terrain made it difficult for firefighters to access the fire safely. Aerial resources were used to assist ground forces with the initial attack.

Today, fire crews will begin trying to establish containment lines around the fire, as well as keep the fire south of the North Fork South Platte River and west of the South Platte River. As always, safety of the public and first responders is the highest priority on this incident.

Transfer of command from the local unit to the Type 2 Rocky Mountain Area Incident Management Team B will occur on Thursday. Information will be updated on Inciweb ( http://inciweb.org/incident/3441/ ) and Twitter (@PSICC NF and RMIMT2 TeamB). A press conference is planned for Thursday afternoon. More details about the press conference will be available after 10 a.m. on Thursday.

Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office has issued a Level 3 evacuation notice for an area within a three mile radius of Cathedral Spires. Level 1 evacuations were issued for residents in a one mile radius of the intersection of South Pleasant Park Road and Kuehster Road, as well as residents in a one mile radius of Spring Creek Ranch. A total of 410 land line phones were in the Level 3 evacuation area, and an additional 859 land lines were in the Level 1 evacuation area. At this time, there is no further information on the success rate of those notifications.

There are several road closures in place for the Lime Gulch Fire:

Jefferson County-

Intersection of HWY 285 and Foxton Road is

only accessible to local residents
Intersection of Foxton Road and Running Deer is closed
Intersection of South Platte River and Southwest Platte River (“Two Forks”) is closed
Intersection of HWY 126 and Buffalo Creek is closed
Waterton Canyon is closed[/ul]

Douglas County –

Intersection of HWY 67 and South Platte River is only accessible to local residents

Nighthawk is closed

Trail Closures –

Access to the Colorado Trail off HWY 126 is closed

In addition to the road and trail closures, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will provide security in the fire area with roving Deputies patrolling until further notice.

Walter L Newton wrote: I'm back from the press conference (SC... I stopped by your office, grabbed one of the 285Bound calling cards at your office window. Don't worry, I told them I was an unofficial representative... and should they call the number on the card if they want to arrest me).

I'll compile a summary and then a little more detail in the next hour... although there was only a few tidbits of information that we hadn't seen from Twitter feeds, maps, FaceBook, social media and an old woman I met at King Soopers.

And Dawn is a really cool person.

I'll bail you out if that happens! Yes, Dawn is a totally awesome, fabulous, loving woman with a heart of gold!