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Colorado wildfire update: Crews gain 60% containment on Bucktail fire in Montrose County

Rain forecast will help with containment, fire officials said

The Bucktail fire sparked Aug. 1, 2024 and is burning across 7,202 acres northeast of Nucla in Montrose County. (Courtesy of the Montrose County Sheriff's Office)
The Bucktail fire sparked Aug. 1, 2024 and is burning across 7,202 acres northeast of Nucla in Montrose County. (Courtesy of the Montrose County Sheriff’s Office)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 10: Denver Post reporter Katie Langford. (Photo By Patrick Traylor/The Denver Post)
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Fire crews gained 60% containment on the Bucktail fire burning on 7,202 acres northeast of Nucla in Montrose County, officials said in an update Sunday.

Rain helped tamp down the fire Saturday, allowing , U.S. Forest Service officials said.

The fire sparked on Aug. 1 and is burning in the Uncompahgre National Forest and on Bureau of Land Management land. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Fire officials expect continued rain will help firefighters gain more containment, and the number of people fighting the fire will decrease “significantly” in the next few days.

Colorado 90 reopened to traffic over the weekend, though some roads remain closed near the fire.


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