Đám cháy núi Alexander | Quận Larimer

As of 9:45am on July 30th, the fire was mapped at 1,806 acres with 0% containment.

As of 7:45pm on July 29th, the Alexander Mountain Fire was estimated to be 950 acres with 0% containment.

At approximately 10:38am on July 29th, the Larimer County Emergency Communications Center received a
911 call reporting smoke in the mountains west of Sylvan Dale Ranch. Larimer County Sheriff’s Office
Emergency Services was notified and a coordinated response began with multiple partner agencies providing
assistance, including:

• Berthoud Fire Department
• Big Elk Volunteer Fire Department
• Big Thompson Canyon Fire Department
• Boulder County Sheriff’s Office
• Boulder County Fire Rescue
• Centurylink
• Colorado Department of Transportation
• Colorado Parks and Wildlife
• Colorado State Patrol
• Dacono Fire / Mountain View Fire Rescue Station
• Division of Fire Prevention and Control
• Douglas County Helitack
• Drake Fire
• Estes Park Fire Department

• Estes Park Police Department
• Frederick Fire Department
• Gilcrest Fire Department
• Glen Haven Fire
• Greeley Fire Department
• Hygiene Fire Protection District
• Larimer County All-Hazards/Crisis Response Team
• Larimer County Posse
• Larimer Emergency Telephone Authority
• Longmont Fire Department
• Loveland Fire Rescue Authority
• Loveland Police Department
• Northern Colorado Humane Society

• Platte Valley Fire Department
• Poudre Valley REA
• Thompson Valley Emergency Services
• United States Forest Service
• Xcel

Multiple air resources were ordered as LCSO responded to the fire. Water and fire retardant were dropped
continuously until about 8pm. Air and additional ground resources will resume operations in the morning.
The fire will be attended overnight by fire crews. As of 6am tomorrow morning, the Larimer County Sheriff’s
Office will transfer command of the fire to the United States Forest Service (USFS). At that time, they will be
responsible for all public information moving forward. LCSO will continue to operate the Joint Information
Center (JIC), and provide information about evacuation notices, animal evacuations, and road closures. We will
continue to share fire information as we receive it from the USFS.

Due to the large outpouring of support, no additional volunteer resources or supplies are needed at this time.
For up-to-date evacuation information including evacuation areas, visit https://www.nocoalert.org/ or text
LCEVAC to 888777. The JIC will reopen tomorrow at 8:00 am, and can be reached at (970) 980-2500.

Latest Fire Information

Mandatory evacuation orders are in place for:

• CR18E from Pole Hill to Pinewood Reservoir
• Drake to Dam Store along Highway 34 including Storm Mountain and Palisade Mountain

Current evacuation sites are:
 

• Foundation Church, 1380 North Denver Ave, Loveland, CO 80537
• Event Center in Estes Park, 1125 Rooftop Way, Estes Park, CO 80517

Animal evacuations:

• Large Animals – The Ranch, 5400 Arena Circle, Loveland, CO 80538
• Small Animals – Contact The Humane Society at 970-226-3647 (option 0)

Road Closures:

• Highway 34 is closed to East and West-bound traffic between Mall Road and North County Road 29
• County Road 43 (Devils Gulch Road) is closed between Drake and Estes
• County Road 18E (Pole Hill Road) is closed West of County Road 31
• County Road 29 is closed between County Road 27 and Highway 34

“We are thankful for the incredible support and partnership from the community and partner agencies,” said Larimer County Sheriff John Feyen. “The Larimer County community rallied in support of us today: listening to the evacuation orders, and pulling together in our time of need.

U.S. Forest Service Alexander Mountain Fire Incident Website

inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/coarf-alexander-mountain-fire