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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
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
INCREASING WIND It’s not going to be windy all day in every spot, there is a progression that will happen through Thursday. Windiest areas in
Storms rolling over the eastern plains produced some widespread blowing dust in east central Colorado across Kit Carson and Cheyenne counties into eastern Kansas. Storms
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
While there is some uncertainty (models will always have this a week or more out) as you can see the European and American models for
As of 9am Thursday Morning, March 26, the 24Fire is 61% contained, with containment on the west, south, and southeast sides…great news for the wind
24 FIRE: Just did 20 minutes of live coverage to talk about the visible flare up and to share straight from the fire line what’s
