Jeffco Lifts Evacuation Status For All Communities
Fire Now 67 Percent Contained
POSTED: 6:54 p.m. MDT June 23, 2002
UPDATED: 7:11 p.m. MDT June 23, 2002
DENVER -- With the Hayman Fire now 67 percent contained, many of those who were forced out of their homes can sleep in their own beds for the first time in two weeks.
Jefferson County on Sunday lifted the evacuation status for all Jeffco residents affected by the wildfire.
Those living south of Buffalo Creek Park were shifted to standby alert status and were told to prepare to evacuate if conditions change, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Department said
Douglas County residents living along South Platte River Road (Hwy. 67) south of Oxyoke to Deckers, including the communities of Trumbull and Deckers, were also allowed back to their homes.
About 5,000 people including those living in Westcreek, Thunder Butte and Thunder Butte Acres, Trout Creek Ranch, Freedonia Ranch, Y-Camp Road,Camp Olson , Rainbow Falls North, and Ferguson are still evacuated.
The once ravaging Hayman Fire has destroyed 115 homes, 1 commercial structure and 444 other structures. However, holding at 137,000 acres, many firefighters are hopeful that the end is near.
The only fire perimeter yet uncontained is on the western flank in the Lost Creek Wilderness, where there are few homes.
No homeowners have lost their lives, but four Oregon firefighters en route to the Hayman Fire were killed when their van rolled on Interstate 70 near Parachute in western
Colorado Friday night.
Fellow firefighters attended a memorial service for them Sunday night.
Three people remained in critical condition at a Grand Junction
hospital. The driver, Megan Helm, 21, of La Grande, Ore., faces
charges of careless driving causing death.
There have been four firefighting injuries as a result of the fire.
The cost of firefighting to date is $21,765,000
U.S. Forest Service employee Terry Barton remained in jail after
she was arrested last week on charged with four federal counts,
including arson, for allegedly starting the fire. She pleaded
innocent and was being held in lieu of $600,000 bond.
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Previous Stories:
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June 22, 2002: 114 Homes Destroyed; Fire Now 60 Percent Contained
June 22, 2002: Prosecutors: Barton's Husband Never Wrote Any Letter
June 22, 2002: Van Crash Kills 4 On Wildfire Crew
- June 21, 2002: Nation's Firefighters At Highest Level Of Preparedness June 20, 2002: Northern Perimeter Evacuees Allowed Back Home June 20, 2002: Forestry Worker Pleads Innocent In Hayman Fire Case
- June 19, 2002: New Charges Filed Against Forestry Worker
- June 18, 2002: Perry Park, Surrounding Areas Ordered To Evacuate
- June 17, 2002: More Evacuations Ordered As Hayman Grows
- June 16, 2002 : Forestry Worker Arrested For Hayman Fire
- June 15, 2002: The Latest: Firefighters Gaining Upper Hand
- June 14, 2002: Fire Predicted To Reach 130,000 Acres
- June 14, 2002: Citizens Take Fire Ban Into Their Own Hands
- June 14, 2002: How You Can Help With Colorado Wildfires
- June 14, 2002: Fireworks Shows On Or Off?
- June 13, 2002: The Latest: Voluntary Evacuations Eased
- June 13, 2002: Attorney General Issues Guidelines For Fire Ban Enforcement
- June 12, 2002: Fire Threatens Species, Disrupts Wildlife
- June 11, 2002: The Latest: Fire Now At 86,000 Acres
- June 10, 2002: Owens: Fire Expected To Reach 100,000 Acres
- June 9, 2002: Hayman Fire Estimated At 30,000 Acres
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