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As the weather remains hot and dry, interior pockets of unburned fuel continue to burn, producing prominent smoke columns.
Photos: Lee Fire Air Attack
Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office
Bureau of Land Management – Colorado
BLM Colorado Fire
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest
Bureau of Land Management Fire
Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado
Incident Commander Brent Olson of Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 1 thanks outgoing Rocky Mountain CIMT 3 for all their hard work and shares his leader’s intent.
Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3 is nearing the end of its 14-day assignment. Another team, the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 1, has been mobilized to assume command of the fire. The new team will arrive tomorrow and shadow RMCIMT 3 to ensure a seamless transition in strategic firefighting and fire suppression repair operations. The new team will meet with each section of Team 3 and be provided with all transition information. They will take full control of the incidents on Tuesday morning.
IMTs are part of a national system of firefighting resources that are called in when the local fire situation exceeds the capacity of agency managers to handle. Each team is assigned for 14 days to ensure that team members have the opportunity to rest between assignments. This is essential for safe operations on an incident.
Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3 would like to thank the communities of Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties for allowing us to serve you during this assignment.
Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office
BLM Colorado Fire
Bureau of Land Management – Colorado
Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control
U.S. Forest Service – White River National Forest
Bureau of Land Management Fire
Garfield County Sheriff’s Office – Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife