
07/18/2025
At approximately 14:30 on Thursday, July 17, the Grand Valley Fire District was notified of a brush fire south of I-70 MM 79, reported to be on a hillside, active flames approximately 12 feet high, with an estimated 1/4 acre burning in heavy fuels. At 14:34 CRFR and DeBeque were mutual aided for wildland engines, Interagency was dispatching their engines and aircraft were being ordered up. Utility 37 arrived in the area to find a fast moving fire in heavy fuels and established Cottonwood (flat) IC. Due to the complexity of the incident, number of homes threatened, and the need for additional manpower/engines, command requested a MAMA response, dispatching mountain area mutual aided departments.
GV: U37, CH32, BR32, TN31, UTV31
CRFR: E41, E641, E661, E61, TN61
DB: EN82, TN81
Carbondale: CH87, BR84
Glenwood: EN72
Aspen:
DFPC: Wildland 28
Aviation: T162, T16, T827, T857, H-7AJ, H-0HT, H-8HT
BLM: E2625, E2424
USFS: E606, E641
Roaring Fork: BR42
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