Overview

• Five concurrent wildfires ignited by a July 10 lightning storm have consumed nearly 25,000 acres across Colorado’s Western Slope and adjacent Utah.
• The Turner Gulch blaze now spans 15,737 acres and is 34% contained after crews cleared brush along Colorado 141.
• The Deer Creek fire has scorched about 16,340 acres and reached 22% containment as teams work along its southeastern edge.
• Increased containment on the South Rim fire—now 31%—has prompted the lifting of boating restrictions on Blue Mesa Reservoir.
• Fire managers achieved 70% containment on the 2,274-acre Sowbelly fire and 34% containment on the 466-acre Wright Draw fire through targeted firing operations and improved access.