Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3

Elk Fire: 14,521 acres | 75% contained

Lee Fire: 123,222 acres | 4% contained

Critical fire weather is expected again tomorrow with hot, dry, windy conditions. Crews will continue constructing and securing fireline on both fires, along with patrolling and mopping up on the Elk Fire and working to limit the Lee Fire’s southern spread.

We understand how important Highway 13 is as a lifeline for travel, commerce, and daily life, and Hogback Ridge as a defining part of the local landscape. Our operations are focused on protecting both and restoring safe access as soon as it’s possible to do so.

*The reduction in reported acreage on the Elk Fire is due to better mapping.

Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado
Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority
Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office
Bureau of Land Management – Colorado
Bureau of Land Management Fire
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest
Bureau of Land Management Fire
@Colorado Parks and Wildlife