Firefighters who have held the Buffalo fire in check for two days have begun mopping up the wildfire even as a troubling weather forecast raises the possibility that dry lightning could trigger new spot fires, authorities say.
But for the most part, officers were upbeat Thursday after 150 firefighters kept the blaze within 91 acres and achieved 20 percent containment.
The fire erupted Tuesday two miles from Silverthorne and triggered 1,400 evacuations.
“The team and resources who have been managing the Buffalo Fire have done an excellent job at ensuring public and firefighter safety,” said Jay Esperance, Incident Commander of the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Blue Team.
Wildfires in Colorado and the U.S.
The map shows active wildfire locations and all 2018 fire perimeters*. The map defaults to Colorado; to see all wildfires, click “U.S.” in the view area. Click the map layers icon in the top right corner of the map to change map backgrounds and to toggle active and contained fires, and perimeters. Click a marker or perimeter for details. To view the full map and a table of all 2018 wildfires, click here.
*Data comes from two sources, and , and could contain inconsistencies. Map by Kevin Hamm and Daniel J. Schneider.