The Longmont Fire Department is aiding in the fight against three wildfires burning across Colorado.
A Longmont engine with a crew of four responded Monday to a request from the Colorado Division of Fire Protection and Control for 50 Type 1 engines to assist with the Cameron Peak fire northwest of Fort Collins, according to a Facebook post on the Longmont Fire, Police and Community Health and Resilience page.
“This immediate response is for the protection of structures in the Poudre Canyon area following an increase in fire activity and growth over the past few days,” according to the post.
Longmont Fire also has a brush truck at the Cameron Peak fire with a crew of three assisting with structure protection and suppression efforts, according to the post.
The Cameron Peak fire was burning more than 99,000 acres as of Monday morning, according to InciWeb, an internet-based interagency incident information system. The fire, which started Aug. 14 and exploded in size over the weekend, is 4% contained according to InciWeb.
Longmont Fire also has an engine and crew assisting the Grizzly Creek fire and personnel assigned to the Williams Fork fire in a supervisory role, according to the Facebook post.
The Williams Fork was burning 12,157 acres southwest of Fraser as of Monday morning and was 10% contained, per InciWeb. The Grizzly Creek fire was burning 32,464 acres east of Glenwood Springs on Monday and was 91% contained, according to InciWeb.
Those three fires were among nine in Colorado listed by InciWeb on Monday morning, including the Pine Gulch fire 18 miles north of Grand Junction. The Pine Gulch fire on Aug. 27 became the largest wildfire in state history. As of Monday, it had consumed 139,007 acres and was 89% contained, according to InciWeb.
