Parkdale Canyon Fire
Location: 9 mi W of Canon City, Fremont Co., CO
Specific Location: between Hwy 50 and Royal Gorge, Lat 38° 29´ 0″ Lon 105° 21´ 36″
Date of Origin: 06/21/2010
Cause: Under investigation
Situation as of 06/25/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 117
Size: 629 acres
Percent Contained: 100%
Costs to Date: $1,440,379
Containment achieved at 1800. This will be the final 209. Transfer of command to the host unit will occur at 0600 6/26/10. Acreage breakout is as follows: PVT 414; BLM 215.
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Situation as of 06/24/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 222
Size: 629 acres
Percent Contained: 65%
Costs to Date: $977,729
Structures Threatened: 0 COMM , 0 OUTB , 15 PRIM Structures Destroyed: 3 OUTB , 1 PRIM
Remaining evacuations were lifted at 1500. Arkansas River was re-opened at 0600. Decrease in acreage due to more accurate mapping. Approximately 60 people will be demobilized by end of shift today.
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Situation as of 06/23/2010 6:00 pm
Personnel: 217
Size: 732 acres
Percent Contained: 65%
$610,510
Structures Threatened: 0 COMM , 0 OUTB , 15 PRIM Structures Destroyed: 3 OUTB , 1 PRIM
Changes in Structures Threatened/Destroyed due to more accurate assessment. Several areas previously evacuated are expected to be open by the close of today’s operational period.
Rocky Mountain Area Team B Type 2 IMT assumed command of the fire 6/22/2000. Due to more accurate data of the fire origin the incident number was changed to CO-FRX-000590 effective today. Breakout by ownership is as follows: PVT-502; BLM-230. A decrease in acreage due to more accurate mapping is expected for tomorrow.
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Situation as of 06/22/2010 5:45 pm
Personnel: 175
Size: 700 acres
Percent Contained: 15%
Costs to Date: $325,000
Structures Threatened: 10 COMM , 50 OUTB , 50 PRIM Structures Destroyed: 1 PRIM
Highway partially reopened. Some businesses reopened. Transition to IMT2 expected on 06/22 at 2200 hours. Night operations will occur tonight around structures.
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Situation as of 06/21/2010 6:45 pm
Personnel: not reported
Size: 650 acres
Percent Contained: 0%
Structures Threatened: 100 PRIM Structures Destroyed: 5 PRIM
State Hwy closure, evacuations. Crowning in pinion juniper.
