Secret Canyon fire remains at 115 acres

  • Source: Cortez Journal
  • Published: 09/06/2017 02:39 AM

A wildfire nine miles east of Dove Creek in the Dolores River Canyon remains at 115 acres, the Bureau of Land Management said Tuesday in a news release. The Secret Canyon Fire was started by lightning on Aug. 26, and is smoldering in oak brush and piñon-juniper forests. Recent precipitation helped firefighters secure containment lines, Chris Asbjorn said, though smoke may be visible as remaining fuels smolder on steep, inaccessible slopes. About 60 firefighters, including hand crews, five fire engines, a water tender and a helicopter, initially were assigned to the fire as it burned near private property, power lines and oil and gas facilities.



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