Red Canyon Fire Update - 100% Contained; 390 Acres

Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team A
August 16, 2013 (Evening Update)
For Immediate Release
Bill Kight, Information Officer 720-219-4499
Clark McCreedy, Information Officer, 720-219-4502

Red Canyon Fire Update
8:00 PM, August 16, 2013

At end of shift today, fire operations staff reported 100% containment for the Red Canyon Fire, located approximately 3 miles south – southeast of Glenwood Springs, Colorado.  Acreage  encompassed by the fire remains at 390 acres.  Pre-evacuation and evacuation orders were lifted at 9:00 AM today.  Due to fire related traffic, the Lookout Mountain Road will be open only to residents along the road.

At 6:00 AM tomorrow, August 17, the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team A will transfer management of the Red Canyon Fire to a local Type III fire organization.  Operations on the fire will continue with the objective of locating hotspots and rehabilitation of firelines.  To ensure public and fire-fighter safety, County Road 115 remains closed from Highway 82 to County Road 119.

Resources on the Red Canyon Fire tomorrow will include two 20 person handcrews, four engines, and two water tenders to provide water for the engines.  With the containment of the fire, aircraft have been reassigned to other incidents.  An air attack reconnaissance plane will be available as needed.

Two minor injuries were reported on the fire today.  One individual received a cut that required stiches; another fire-fighter was treated for heat exhaustion and subsequently returned to the fireline.

This will be the last update provided by the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team A.  Fire information phone lines will be discontinued at 9:00 PM this evening.  The entire team wishes to express our gratitude to the communities of Carbondale and Glenwood Springs for the many expressions of appreciation offered the team.  We wish to extend our thanks to our many cooperators, local fire staffs, law enforcement, the Roaring Fork School District, and agency representatives that provided support to the team during the Red Canyon Fire.