Excessive Park hearth
The Excessive Park hearth in Teller County grew to 1,149 acres Sunday morning and continues to be 10% contained, in keeping with hearth incident officers.
The hearth is situated about 6 miles west of Cripple Creek.
The scale enhance is due to firing operations in addition to winds, with the fireplace burning in ponderosa pine and grass within the steep rocky terrain with Excessive Park Highway to the west and Fourmile Creek to the east, the most recent replace acknowledged.
Firefighters are working to mop up warmth sources and safe the sting of the fireplace, with direct hearth response anticipated from the southeast nook of the fireplace the place it’s most energetic.
Much less wind — about 10-20 mph — is predicted on Sunday, in keeping with the Northeast Teller County Fireplace Safety District, however excessive hearth hazard is probably going on Monday. Afternoon thunderstorms might convey some gusty, erratic winds on Sunday, however not a lot rain, the forecast acknowledged.
