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Forest Service issues emergency closure for Spring Cave

MEEKER | The Blanco Ranger District has issued an emergency closure order for Spring Cave. The cave and karst system above the cave is being monitored for potential impacts resulting from the 2018 Cabin Lake fire. Due to the unique and susceptible composition of this area, the District has issued[Read More…]

April 5, 2019 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Cabin Lake Fire Closure lifted for natl. forest and BLM lands

MEEKER | Effective at 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 19, the Blanco Ranger District on the White River National Forest and the White River Field Office of the BLM will lift the Cabin Lake Fire emergency area closure and reopen popular hunting areas near Burro Mountain. Much of the burned area[Read More…]

September 21, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

CABIN LAKE FIRE …

The Cabin Lake Fire is now at 90 percent containment and 5,975 acres. Crews are continuing to patrol and secure the fire edge along the north and eastern portion of the fire edge. The cause of the Cabin Lake Fire, which started July 29, is still unknown and under investigation[Read More…]

September 7, 2018 by Special to the Herald Times Comments are Disabled

Meeker

County Road 10 open to public

County Road 10 is now open to the public, please keep in mind you will still see fire equipment in the area, use extreme caution. County Road 17 is still closed to public. The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office will announce when it is open, and thanks the public for[Read More…]

August 27, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Evacuees from Cabin Lake Fire return home

CABIN LAKE FIRE (current as of press time Wednesday) Started: July 29 Cause: Unknown and Under Investigation Where: 16 miles SE of Meeker Acres: 5,967 acres Containment: 71 percent RBC | Thanks to welcome rains and cooler temperatures, Rio Blanco County will be moving from stage 2 to stage 1 fire[Read More…]

August 23, 2018 by editor Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Cabin Like Fire Update: Now at 53 percent containment

Cabin Lake Fire Information Southern Area Incident Management Gold Team Hours of Operation: 7 a.m. – 7 p.m. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6057/ Aug. 21, 2018 10 a.m. Quick Facts Structures: No structures have been lost or damaged. Forty-six residences and 81 other structures are threatened. Fire size: 6,072 acres and 53% contained Location: 16[Read More…]

August 21, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Cabin Lake Fire Update: Open House at Incident Command Today

Quick Facts Structures: No structures have been lost or damaged. Forty-six residences and 81 other structures are threatened. Fire size: 6,072 acres and 40 percent contained Location: 16 miles southeast of Meeker Start date July 29, 2018 Cause unknown and under investigation Total personnel: 522 Announcement: Open House today at the[Read More…]

August 19, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Cabin Lake Fire Update: Morning rain helps; fire grows to 6,072 acres

Structures: No structures have been lost or damaged. Forty-six residences and 81 other structures are threatened. Fire size: 6,072 acres and 35 percent contained Location: 16 miles southeast of Meeker Start date July 29, 2018 Cause unknown and under investigation Total personnel: 474 Announcement—Open House tomorrow at the Incident Command[Read More…]

August 18, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Cabin Lake Fire grows to 5,188 acres, new closures in place

Quick Facts Fire size: 5,188 acres and 29 percent contained Structures lost or damaged: 0 Location: 16 miles southeast of Meeker Start date July 29, 2018 Cause unknown Total personnel: 326

August 16, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Air Quality Health Advisory: Thursday, Aug. 16

Widespread smoke from several in-state and out-of-state fires is impacting large sections of western Colorado. In addition, eastern Rio Blanco county has heavy smoke from the Cabin Lake Fire. Periods of moderate to heavy smoke can be expected. As of 9 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 16, the air quality index category[Read More…]

August 16, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled

Meeker

Type 2 incident team takes on Cabin Lake Fire

“This is going to be a marathon, not a sprint,” said Rio Blanco County Sheriff Anthony Mazzola of the efforts to suppress the Cabin Lake Fire along the South Fork drainage at a second public meeting Wednesday for concerned citizens held at the Buford School. Overnight Tuesday a storm cell[Read More…]

August 15, 2018 by Niki Turner Comments are Disabled