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Poitrey Fire Update: Saturday Evening
POITREY CANYON FIRE UPDATE: Crews continue to work on the ground, air assets are dropping retardant to help the fire now at about 2,000 acres
April 26, 2026
POITREY CANYON FIRE UPDATE: Crews continue to work on the ground, air assets are dropping retardant to help the fire now at about 2,000 acres
FIRE ON FOUNTAIN CREEK IN PUEBLO: It’s being called the “Target Fire” on agency radio – I’m sure Target loves that – burning behind the
Ok, crew. I’m sure you’re used to seeing me post about Red Flag Warnings, we’ve had quite a few in 2026 already! These aren’t uncommon
A series of waves will rotate across the western U.S. over the weekend and into next week behind the windy, high fire danger system that
WINDY WEDNESDAY: As a system approaches on Wednesday a strong jet streak will move over Colorado. We’ll be in the right exit quadrant. Think
LESS WIND SUNDAY: Wind picks up on Monday out of the west and that one sharp difference increases fire danger. My friends at US National
HUGE CHANGE! We’re going to go from records and fire danger Thursday to 40° degrees colder Friday east of the mountains. We’ll get cooler over
24 FIRE UPDATE – 3/22 at 5:15pm: An important heads up as we head into the evening. See the smoke blowing from left to right
24 FIRE UPDATE: It’s been an active night at the fire with a persistent glow and occasional flames visible across the surrounding area. Satellite hot
The big glow you see this evening is the fire fighting crews doing burn operations on the south end of the main burn area in
