UPDATE: Hime’s Peak Fire 25 percent contained

MEEKER | A multi-mission aircraft conducted an infrared survey of the Himes Peak Fire 46 miles east of Meeker in the Flat Tops Wilderness on Thursday and found an active heat perimeter of approximately 94 acres at 3:30 p.m. This is considerably smaller than previous estimates.
Firefighters were able to construct some containment line and conduct firing operations to burn fuels ahead of the fire and minimize its spread. A helicopter and several single engine…