Overview

• The Deer Creek fire expanded to 12,906 acres after crossing into Montrose County Monday night and is just 7 percent contained.
• Turner Gulch fire surged to 8,140 acres with zero containment overnight as Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1 assumed command.
• South Rim fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has burned nearly 4,000 acres without containment, triggering mandatory evacuations for Bostwick Park.
• Sowbelly fire holds at about 2,274 acres across Delta and Mesa counties with no containment as crews focus on hotspot patrols in rugged wilderness.
• Nearly 500 firefighters from state, federal and private agencies are deployed with assets like BNSF’s Fire Train and air tankers to tackle these wind-driven blazes.