JULY 8, 2025 |
With a little help from Mother Nature, fire crews have successfully extinguished the Beaver Dam Fire.
On the afternoon of Thursday, July 3rd, the United States Forest Service was alerted to a wildfire approximately seven miles east of Hog Park, near the Wyoming–Colorado border. Firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service, Encampment, and Jackson, Colorado, responded to the call.
US Forest Service Public Affairs Officer Aaron Voos reported that by Sunday evening, the Beaver Dam Fire, as it was called, had been entirely contained.
Public Affairs Officer Voos explained that by Friday, July 4th, a team of 40 firefighters were on the ground battling the blaze. That same day, Voos said two Forest Service Sikorsky Sky Crane helicopters specially outfitted for fighting fires were dispatched from Broomfield, Colorado as part of Operation Skyhammer.
By the time the Beaver Dam Fire was extinguished, it had burned six acres of forested land. While not the largest wildfire, Voos said that, without the hard work of fire crews and some favorable weather conditions, the fire could have been much worse.
As of Monday afternoon, Voos said the cause of the Beaver Dam Fire remains under investigation. However, initial findings indicate that the blaze was most likely caused by a lightning strike.
