Wildland Fire 3 miles E/NE of Buffalo Creek, east of Raleigh Peak

USFS_Pike&San Isabel @PSICC_NF 10 minutes ago
Firefighters from the #PikesPeakRD and the #SPlatteRD responded to 5 lightning caused fires last evening. The 1.5 acre #LionGulchFire near Foxton is the largest and included an aerial response. See the blog for more info: psiccfireinfo.blogspot.com/ #CoFire


Fire Activity - Lion Gulch Fire 9/01/2018
Saturday, September 1, 2018 12:00pm

Lion Gulch Fire
Public Information Officer contact - Gregg Goodland 719-429-5497

Time reported: 8/31/2018 3:07 pm by Devils Head Lookout Tower
Size: 1.5 acres
Location: 5 miles NE of Buffalo Creek, CO, off Hwy 96 across the N. Fork South Platte River
Jurisdiction: USFS, Jefferson County, S. Platte RD
Resources: Local fire crews from Buffalo Creek and Monument
Containment: No estimated containment at the time of this posting
Controlled: Estimated control date is unknown
Structures Threatened: None
Evacuations: None
Closures: None
Cause: Lightning
Fuels: Grass, Ponderosa Pine, mixed conifer and moderate bug killed logs

A rapid response to the lightning-caused Lion Gulch Fire on Friday evening utilized two Air Tankers to get a retardant line around the fire. Progression of the fire has been halted. The Monument helicopter is also being used to cool hot spots in heavy beetle killed timber to provide for firefighter safety. Crews are on scene and will remain throughout the day over the next several days as needed. Smoke will be visible from the North Fork of the S. Platte River and may also be visible from Pleasant Park Road in Conifer.

#LionGulchFire