Wildland Fire Update – May 05, 2011 9:00
From the Front Range Interagency Fire Management Center in Cañon City…
The Sand Gulch Fire is now 100% contained. The size of the fire is 495 acres.
The Type 3 management team has returned control of the fire back to the local unit. There are approximately 50 firefighters committed to the fire.
Today, the two Hot Shot crews and one engine are continuing to patrol for hot spots.
This will be the last e-mail Update on the Sand Gulch Fire. The website inciweb.org will be updated daily for the next few days. A dedicated Fire Information line at the District Office will be staffed from 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. That number is 719-269-8723.
Gregg Goodland – Fire Prevention Technician
San Isabel National Forest – San Carlos Ranger District
3028 E. Main St. Canon City, CO 81212
Office: 719-269-8543 Fax: 719-269-8596
Mobile: 719-429-5497
04/29/2011:The Wetmore Volunteer Fire Department has been busy the last few weeks training and preparing fire trucks and other equipment for a predicted busy fire season. Thursday, April 28, Gregg Goodland and other Forest Service officials, met with volunteers to discuss fire policies on Forest Service property. As it happens, the lighting-caused Sand Gulch fire was and still is burning in the San Isabel Forest, approx 5 miles SW of Wetmore. Forest Service officials have been monitoring it for the last few days.
