At least 300 firefighters have been deployed along with trucks
Grand Junction office on Wednesday issued “red flag” fire danger warnings covering much of western Colorado and forecasters anticipated temperatures as high as 94 degrees.Federal fire managers on Wednesday were expected to coordinate efforts to suppress flames. . And local authorities have requested aerial support — firefighting helicopters lugging water and tankers loaded with red fire retardant slurry that pilots can drop ahead of fast-moving walls of flame.
The fire broke out Saturday along Spring Creek and spread rapidly, burning on private land in Garfield County and reaching the . Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management officials have closed off areas around the burn zone in an effort to ensure firefighter and public safety. The authorities said they have not been able to determine what ignited this fire.No buildings have been burned. No evacuations have been ordered. No injuries were reported.
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