Ninemile Ranger, Erin Phelps, speaks to the public during a July 26 meeting at the Lozeau Lodge off Exit 55 of I-90. (Kathleen Woodford/Mineral Independent)
August 1, 2017
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August 1, 2017 10:47 p.m.
How the Sunrise Fire grew to over 6,400 acres
By Sunday morning, July 30 the Sunrise Fire had grown to 6,400 acres and was only 5 percent contained. As a result of continued hot, dry weather and westerly winds. Some 60 homes were threatened by the fire and residents were ordered to evacuate from the Sunrise and Quartz Flats areas with Verde Creek remaining at Stage 2 orders to be ready to evacuate. The area terrain is steep and hard to reach with hand crews in most areas.