MEEKER I Incident commander Jim Genung of the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit and Pat York, fire information officer from southern Illinois, spoke to a small group at the Meeker Regional Library Sept. 22 regarding the current status of the Lost Solar Fire in the Flat Tops Wilderness,[Read More…]
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Smoky mountains …
Smoke from the Lost Solar Fire on the Flat Tops was visible upriver Tuesday morning. The fire is expected to continue burning until the first snow. Pat Turner Photo
Lost Solar Fire presentation at Meeker Library today
MEEKER I A presentation on the Lost Solar Fire, fire’s role in the ecosystem and the recovery of the 2002 Big Fish Fire will be given by Jim Genung, incident commander today from 7-8:30 p.m., at the Meeker Public Library, 490 Main St. The Sept. 13 temporary closure order within[Read More…]
Forest Service issues temporary closure for Lost Solar Fire area
RBC I As of Wednesday morning, the Blanco Ranger District issued a temporary area closure order for the Lost Solar Fire area in the Flat Tops Wilderness. The lightning-caused fire has grown to approximately 4,500 acres since it started Aug. 8 and is burning in mixed conifer and aspen and[Read More…]
