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Firefighters reached a milestone Wednesday when they achieved 100 percent containment on the Deep Creek fire burning 9 miles northeast of Hayden.
The total acreage burned within the perimeter was 4,161 acres. Smoke will still likely visible from activity inside the fire perimeter.
The fire was reported Sept. 4 and might have been sparked by a previous fire that had not been completely extinguished. That investigation has been ongoing.
Routt County Emergency Management Director David “Mo” DeMorat said the fire’s cost is expected to exceed $2 million. At the height of the fire, there were upward of 300 personnel fighting the blaze.
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