A fire that forced the evacuation of one home south of Morrison and put people in dozens of others on notice is 75% contained.
Crews were working Thursday to completely contain the 1-acre Snow Creek fire that started Tuesday afternoon near the intersection of U.S. 285 and Colorado 8. West Metro Fire Rescue spokeswoman Ronda Scholting said the terrain is rugged.
Crews from nine area fire and rescue agencies responded when the fire broke out near the Willow Springs neighborhood. Scholting said it was likely caused by lightning. A helicopter from Douglas County also helped.
No structures were damaged.
The multi-mission aircraft with the was mapping the area with infrared imaging to locate potential hot spots not visible to the naked eye. A tweet by West Metro said firefighters will put water on any hot spots and then test it without gloves on to ensure it’s cool to the touch.
Day 2 of mop up on the . Our crews getting help from infrared mapping from CO's MMA (multi-mission aircraft) to locate "heat" not visible to the naked eye. Once found, firefighters drown it & then test with an ungloved hand to make sure it's cool to the touch.
— WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire)
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