Emergency crews were able to prevent the further spread of a prescribed burn near Erie that got out of control Tuesday.
Mountain View Fire Rescue tweeted that the fire was called in at 1:12 p.m. near Weld County Road 5 and Colo. 52.
The grass fire burned about 3 acres before crews from Mountain View Fire Rescue and Frederick Firestone Fire Rescue were able to extinguish it.
No structures were damaged and no evacuations were issued, though fire officials did say the fire briefly threatened a tree containing an eagle’s nest.
Crews from Mountain View Fire Rescue and Frederick Firestone Fire Rescue worked together to put out a prescribed burn that got out of control. All told, about 3 acres burned and crews were able to stop the fire before it endangered an eagles nest in a tree.
— Mountain View Fire Rescue (@MVFireRescue)
