Byers Large Vegetation Fire
Byers Large Vegetation Fire
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
At 18:34 on July 22nd, 2020 Byers Fire Protection District was dispatched to a brush fire at E. 72nd Ave. & Calhoun-Byers Rd. by Byers. Battalion Chief 71 reported flames and smoke visible and upgraded the call to a large vegetation fire, and the I-70 Corridor was dispatched. The fire burned about 500 acres and may have been caused by a lightning strike.
Units on Scene:
Byers Fire Protection District: Battalion Chief 71, Chief 71, Brush Engine 71, Brush 72 & Tender 71
Deer Trail Rural Fire Protection District: Brush 31 & Tender 31
Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue: Chief 91, Chief 92, Brush Engine 91, Brush 92, Tender 91 & Tender 92
Strasburg Fire Protection District: Engine 81, Brush Engine 81, Brush 82 & Tender 81
Sable Altura Fire Rescue: Chief 42, Brush Engine 41 & Brush 41
Wiggins Rural Fire Protection District: Brush 941 & Tender 953
Buckley Fire & Emergency Services: Tender 8
MetCom: IDT 2 & IDT 30
Wiggins Rural Fire Protection District & Adams County Sheriff
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
Photo courtesy of Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
Photo courtesy of Sjon Clemons
Photo courtesy of Dezarre Hill
Photo courtesy of Bennett-Watkins Fire Rescue