Avon Highway 6 Fire

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At 18:48 on June 11th, 2018 Eagle River Fire Protection District and Vail Fire & Emergency Services responded to a reported vegetation fire in the area of Avon Highway 6, crews found a small fire and got a quick knock which was by the The Lodge at Brookside. A short time later Avon Police Department reported that the fire rekindled and crews responded back out the scene. A short response time by Engine 12 kept the fire from impinging on the complex nearby. The fire was put under control at 20:40 and burned about a half-acre. No injuries were reported and the fire is under investigation.

Units on Scene:

Eagle River: Battalion 7, Engine 12, Brush 5, Engine 7 & Engine 15

Vail: Battalion 3 & Engine 3

Avon Police Department