Weather, which has hampered firefighters battling a wildfire in Rocky Mountain National Park, seemed to turn into an ally as cooler temperatures and lighter winds settled over the fire, reports National Parks Traveler.
而私人小屋在冰碛公园内park boundaries was lost to the Fern Lake Fire, officials said high winds Sunday and into Monday did not push the fire any closer to the park’s eastern gateway town of Estes Park (CO).
Roughly 150 firefighters and 18 engines stayed on the fire through the night, and as dawn arrived the total was expected to grow by 100 personnel with more resources en route to the park.
Spot fires continue to burn in the Steep Mountain area through the night and crews were working to keep it from moving further to the south. Structure protection crews were still stationed along Bear Lake Road to try to keep the fire within the park.
The fire was mapped at approximately 4,400 acres, with roughly 20 percent of the footprint contained, officials said.
The priorities of fire managers continued to be firefighter and public safety, incident stabilization, and control of the fire perimeter to keep it from spreading beyond the park boundaries so residents may be allowed to re-enter when it is safe for them to do so. Smoke from the fire has been impacting the area, especially during the evening hours.
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