Ferris Fire crews move to repair phase, closures remain in place
Crews are repairing fire lines on the Ferris Fire, but roads, trails and public lands in Dolores County remain closed while hazards linger.
Crews on the Ferris Fire have shifted into suppression repair, but roads, trails and public lands in Dolores County are still closed as the burned area remains unsafe for travel. The work now centers on fixing the lines, dozer tracks and other damage left behind by suppression, not reopening the country around Dove Creek and Stoner.
The San Juan National Forest issued a Ferris Fire area, trail and road closure. Multiple roads and trails are closed until further notice because the wildfire remains active. A Bureau of Land Management closure map dated July 10 also showed public-land closures in the fire area.
San Juan National Forest updates put the fire at 21,279 acres and 0% containment on June 30, then 57,356 acres and 19% containment on July 8. It reached 60,105 acres and 19% containment on July 9, 62,916 acres and 19% containment on July 10, and 64,881 acres and 59% containment on July 17.
Those shifts came with evacuation orders and pre-evacuation orders still in place in parts of the fire area. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency response on July 8, the same day a community meeting was held at 6 p.m. at the Dolores County Public Service Center in Dove Creek. The San Juan National Forest also streamed that meeting online through its social channels.
The fire began as multiple incidents in the San Juan National Forest and later merged with the Doe Canyon Fire.
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