On Wednesday, April 24th, the Roaring Fork Fire Rescue was dispatched to a wildland fire near 403 East Fork Lane, Basalt.
Upon arrival crews were faced with a 1-acre wildland fire burning in grass, oak brush and timber at the base of Crown Mountain. Winds were gusting around 10 miles per hour and spread the fire up toward Crown Mountain. Firefighters hiked up the terrain in order to extinguish the flames and to lay a wetline around the fire. In doing so, they were able to contain the fire at approximately 5 acres.
Due to the possibility of the spread, all available resources were requested from the United States Forest Service, Bureau of Land Management, and the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control.
“Firefighters quickly attacked the fire and were able to stop the fire from spreading,” said Incident Commander Chance Goldyn.