Pueblo County Brush Fire

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Just after 14:30 on April 30th, 2021 Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Services Bureau (ESB) Fire team was dispatched to Mile Marker 1 on Hwy. 209, just outside of Boone for a brush fire. Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Emergency Communications Center received 911 callers reporting a small grass fire had started and was spreading into the trees. Pueblo County Sheriff D40 arrived on scene and sized up approximately an acre fire with a slow rate of spread. The fire was also burning multiple large cottonwood trees creating several hazards for responding crews. Mutual-aid was requested from multiple agencies and crews were on scene for several hours containing the fire and working on mitigating stubborn hot spots. Additional information provided by Code 4 Photography

Units on Scene:

ESB: Brush 162, Brush 165 & Tender 192

Fowler Rural Fire Protection District: Brush 15

Pueblo Chemical Depot Fire Department: Brush 1261

Pueblo Rural Fire Protection District: Brush 761

West Park Fire Department: Brush 564

Pueblo West Fire Department: Brush 862

Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control & Pueblo County Sheriff

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©

Kyler Hewes Photo ©