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A Mesa County Sheriff's Office deputy helps close roads near the Pine Gulch Fire. |
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On Friday, July 31, lightning struck and started the Pine Gulch Fire, which has grown to more than 11,846 acres and is still active.
"We are grateful for the Rocky Mountain Type 2 Incident Management Team Black, and now more than 300 personnel working to put out this fire on the ground and in the air," Chairman of the Board of Mesa County Commissioners Scott McInnis said. "We want to say thank you to each and every one of them."
Fire crews are dealing with extreme fire behavior, difficult terrain, and record heat and are still effectively protecting people's cabins and oil and gas infrastructure in the area.
This is a regional effort with crews coming from outside our community to help fight the fire burning on Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land, Mesa County, and now Garfield County. Thank you to all of our local, state, and federal partners, all contributing to suppression efforts.
While this fire was not preventable, we thank our community members for adhering to Stage 1 Fire Restrictions to help prevent other fires from starting and taking away much-needed resources from the Pine Gulch Fire.
For the latest information about the fire, follow Pine Gulch Fire on Facebook.