East Troublesome Fire

[AlpineAccess]

Has anyone heard about fire impact from the recent snow?

I'm hearing a split now between snowfall is going to halt forward progress, and that the type of snow we got is actually going to have an insulative effect on trapping in heat.

 

[MountainGoat]

UPDATE (Oct. 26, 7:55 a.m.) In an update Monday morning, Grand County fire officials shared this:

• Very happy to see the snow
• Pulled most folks off the line for safety of firefighters, roads were slick
• Fire activity was nothing much, smoldering (192,260 acres, 15% containment)
• People are keeping an eye on things throughout the day
• Some will be sent to areas and will determine what needs to be done
• Changes to fire footprints, with the weather, the fire wasn’t really going to grow. The snow should slow or halt future fire growth but won’t put the fire out
• Primary focus today and coming days: to get people back in their homes

Good news!