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Iron Mountain Fire

Incident Information

Incident Information Contacts:

(719) 269-8584
Barb Masinton

The Fremont County Sheriff has determined the approximately 100 residences have burned. A listing with the location of burned residence and other structures is posted at the Cotopaxi school.

Homeowners may check the  status of specific address by calling the Sheriff office at:

(719) 276-5555

As of 2:30 PM today operations reports that control efforts with handcrews, engines, helicopters and airtankers have limited the fire spread today.

Smoke Column from Penrose 06/02/2002
Smoke Column from Penrose
06/02/2002

Quick Facts
06/06/2002

Location: 15 miles South west of Canon City Colorado
Date of Origin: 1:30 PM 06/02/2002
Size: approximately 4436 acres
Cause: Under Investigation
Homes Threatened: 0
Estimated Containment Date: 6/6/2002
Number of Incident Personnel: 270
Injuries: 0
Structures: 80 to 100 homes and 100+ out buildings lost
Equipment:
Engines:2
Dozers:5
Crews:7
Air Resources

Incident Narrative & Summary

 

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