Shawnee Peak Fire Flares Up Near Bailey In Lost Creek Wilderness
PARK COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -The Platte Canyon Fire Protection District responded to a wildfire in the Lost Creek Wilderness, south of Bailey. Firefighters say no structures are threatened at this time.
Copter4 flew toward the fire and saw a large plume of smoke. Officials with the USFS Pike & San Isabel National Forests say the fire is about 37 acres.
Per the Park County Sheriff's Office the following trail heads have been closed due to the #ShawneePeakFire Ben Tyler, Brookside Payne Creek, North Fork, Long Gulch and Rock Creek trail heads. https://t.co/HnaSXQZMEZ
— USFS_Pike&San Isabel (@PSICC_NF) August 27, 2019
The fire is burning in a remote area of the forest. Multiple crews from the Forest Service and Platte Canyon Fire Department are responding including two Type 3 helicopters and one hotshot crew.
WILDFIRE: A Fire Is Burning Near Bailey & Shawnee In The Lost Creek WildernessWILDFIRE: A Fire Is Burning Near Bailey & Shawnee In The Lost Creek Wilderness
Posted by CBS Denver on Monday, August 26, 2019
The Lost Creek Wilderness encompasses nearly 120,000 acres in the Pike National Forest. The United States Forest Service is taking lead on the fire fight.
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