Snaking Fire Fully Contained
House Fire In Area Not Related To Wildfire
POSTED: 7:57 a.m. MDT April 29, 2002
UPDATED: 9:02 a.m. MDT April 29, 2002
BAILEY, Colo. -- The 2,590-acre forest fire near Bailey, dubbed the "Snaking Fire" by the U.S. Forest Service, was declared fully contained Monday morning, and some fire crews were sent home.
The fire threatened hundreds of mountain homes, built amid tall Ponderosa Pines, but none were lost to the fire -- thanks to sometimes heroic efforts by firefighters.
The last three subdivisions that had been evacuated were reopened Saturday evening to local residents. They were Horseshoe Park, Bailey Estates and Crow Valley.
Only 11 fire crews were on the fire lines Sunday, down from 15 crews on Saturday. The number of fire engines used to contain the fire was also being reduced Sunday, from 46 to 28.
The cost of fighting the six-day fire has been put at $1.4 million.
A fully involved house fire raised already jittery nerves near the fire Saturday night. A two-story house burned to the ground in Harris Park, a few miles from the fire lines. Officials said the house fire was unrelated to the forest fire.
Neighbors rushed to the house and quickly dug a fire line in an effort to keep the blaze from spreading. No one was injured in the fire and its cause was under investigation.
Federal, local and state fire officials are planning a "FireWise Community Workshop" for mountain residents to learn how to reduce wildfire hazards on their property. It will be held Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at West Jefferson Middle School in Aspen Park, Colo.
A similar workshop, after the Hi Meadow Fire in 2000, brought out scores of homeowners wanting to learn how to make their property less vulnerable to fires.
The weekend weather was relatively calm, which allowed helicopters to make water drops and watch hot spots.
SNAKING FIRE STATS
Acres Burned: 2,590
Homes Threatened: 500
Homes Lost: 0
Outbuildings Burned: 2
Firefighters: 600+
Containment: 75 percent
Cause Of Fire: Man-Made
Cost: $1.4 Million
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SNAKING FIRE ![]() RESOURCES Call the Park County Sheriff's hotline at (719) 836-4121 or 4122 or 4123 for evacuation info |
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