Brush Fire C470 at Bowles Ave

NewsRadio 850 KOA ‏@850KOA 21 minutes ago
Another water drop on brush fire near C-470 and Bowles. www.850koa.com/live


WestMetroFire ‏@WestMetroFire 22 minutes ago
Evergreen Fire, Indian Hills Fire also on scene to help with water supply. #NorthHogbackFire losing steam.


7NEWS Denver Channel ‏@DenverChannel 14 minutes ago
VIDEO: Firefighters battle #NorthHogback fire in #JeffCo: bit.ly/1QuaLTZ

Per Jeffco Sheriff:

Please avoid the area around C-470 and Bowles Avenue as West Metro Fire Department battles a grass fire on the Hogback.

C-470 Eastbound at Bowles is currently CLOSED because of the fire and there are serious traffic delays. Please avoid the area if you can.

No structures are currently threatened, but we have sent out a CodeRed evacuation targeting 3800 phones for the Ken Caryl Valley for the Level 1 BE READY evacuation.

Air support is dropping water on the fire, which is now 10 to 15 acres in size.

Please share this information. Thank you.

Photos courtesy of Deputy C. Erickson, Sgt. K. Bost, Animal Control Officer C. Guy and our Twitter and Nextdoor followers.

Scanner reports no more visible flames on the north side, spots left on the south side.

CSP Golden ‏@CSP_Golden 9 minutes ago
EB C-470 closed at Bowles Ave (Milepost 9) for brush fire. Unknown time frame to reopen. WB traffic moving slowly through the area.

WestMetroFire ‏@WestMetroFire 38 minutes ago
#NorthHogbackFire started near 470, possibly a spark from passing traffic. Crews now mopping up a few hot spots

Jeffco Sheriff ‏@jeffcosheriffco 4 minutes ago
Fire Update: 33-acres burned in #JeffCo, water drops continue until 6 p.m. Police & fire will monitor fire area thru the night.

Thanks for the great coverage of this incident!

Per Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
10/14/15, 5:54 PM
Here’s infrared video of the fire along the Hogback in #JeffCo, from the State MMA aircraft. pic.twitter.com/HM0KYQWAXo

Per WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
10/14/15, 6:24 PM
@jeffcosheriffco @AAltenbern #NorthHogbackFire is 10% contained. 33 acres. Fire is laying down. pic.twitter.com/


Per WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
10/14/15, 6:27 PM
#NorthHogbackFire is starting to lay down. Hand crew from Douglas County here on scene. pic.twitter.com/


Per Major Matt Packard (@MajorPackard)
10/14/15, 7:16 PM
Partners @WestMetroFire & @jeffcosheriffco working hard to mitigate the C470 fire this evening. EB 470 traffic should be flowing shortly.

@ICFPD: RT @MajorPackard: When C470 opens use extra caution and give emergency responders the room they need to work, slow down and move over t.co/pvxHLZaXL5/s/C8mo

Per Jeffco Sheriff (@jeffcosheriffco)
10/14/15, 7:41 PM
Level 1 evacs have been lifted in #JeffCo. Fire & law enforcement personnel will be on scene overnight monitoring fire. C470 reopened.

Per WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
10/15/15, 8:52 AM
Morning briefing 4 #NorthHogbackFire. Fire did not spread overnight. Continuing containment, mop up today. pic.twitter.com/ogd9weQvXs