July 31, 2024 |
Photo – USFS Type 6 Wildland Fire Truck – Courtesy HME Fire Trucks
The US Forest Service provided an update on the fire burning west of Saratoga in the Medicine Bow National Forest. Around three o’clock Monday afternoon, a fire was spotted near the Jack Creek area on the forest. Carbon County firefighters joined forces with the Bureau of Land Management and the Forest Service to battle the blaze.
Bigfoot99 spoke to US Forest Service Public Affairs Officer Aaron Voos Tuesday afternoon. Voos said the fire has burned about 25 acres of Forest Service land in the Sierra Madre Mountain Range.
Voos said federal and local firefighters are doing their best to contain the blaze. However, dry conditions combined with high wind is making it difficult to predict how the fire will progress.
The fire was contained to a 25-acre area at the base of the Sierra Madre Mountains. Voos said he doesn’t expect the flames to spread any farther.
Voos was not able to predict when the flames will be extinguished. Fire crews are working to contain the fire and make sure it doesn’t spread.
As of yesterday afternoon, the cause of the fire has not been determined. Voos said investigators will discover if the blaze was started by natural causes or man-made as soon as possible.
If the fire is man-made, Voos said his team will begin a campaign to educate the public about fire safety.
