Weld County Groundcover Fire

Photo courtesy of Dustin Price

On April 7th, 2024 at 16:32 Weld County Regional Communications Center dispatched New Raymer/ Stoneham Fire Protection District to a reported groundcover fire on Weld County Rd. 149 south of Stoneham. Brush 3333 arrived to a wind driven groundcover fire spreading to the east to Weld County Rd. 151. Command requested a 2nd alarm and mutual-aid response. Several community members with plows and water supply also help fight the fire. No injuries were reported and no structures were lost. The fire burned an estimated 230 acres and was caused by a down power line. Xcel energized their lines and found that in fact their decades-old lines and infrastructures can’t handle any sort of winds. Additional information provided by New Raymer/ Stoneham Fire Protection District

Units on Scene:

New Raymer/ Stoneham: Command, 3361, Command, 3364, Engine 3301, Rescue 3325, Brush 3330, Brush 3331, Engine 3301, Engine 3302, Engine 3307, Brush 3332, Brush 3331, Brush 3333, Brush 3336, 3337, Tender 3341 & Tender 3342

Sterling Fire Protection District: Fire 1, BAT 102 & BAT 103

Hillrose -Snyder Volunteer Fire Department: Brush 922 & Brush, 925

Briggsdale Fire Protection District: 2169, 2187, Brush 2133 & Brush 2136

Fort Morgan Volunteer Fire Department, Brush Volunteer Fire Department, Merino Volunteer Fire Department, Wiggins Rural Fire Protection District, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Morgan County Sheriff’s Office & Weld County Sheriff’s Office

Photo courtesy of Dustin Price

Photo courtesy of New Raymer/ Stoneham Fire Protection District

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Weld County Road 149 Groundcover Fire

Weld County Groundcover Fire