Photos: Crew in Hesperus ready to respond quickly to wildfires
Friday, June 12, 2020 6:01 PM
Updated: Saturday, June 13, 2020 7:00 PM
An Interagency Pre-Position Resource Fire Camp has been set up along Colorado Highway 140 near Old Fort Lewis in Hesperus. Forty-fire crew members and support staff are based at the area because of high fire danger. They can respond quickly to lightning strikes and larger fires. Firefighters have responded to 10 fires since the camp was set up June 1.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Aca Dennison with the Interagency Pre-Position Resource Fire Camp cleans a table Friday at the camp on Colorado Highway 140 near Old Fort Lewis in Hesperus. Forty fire crew members and support staff are based at the area because of high fire danger. They can respond quickly to lightning strikes and larger fires. Firefighters have responded to 10 fires since the camp was set up June 1.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Photos: Crew in Hesperus ready to respond quickly to wildfires
An Interagency Pre-Position Resource Fire Camp has been set up along Colorado Highway 140 near Old Fort Lewis in Hesperus. Forty-fire crew members and support staff are based at the area because of high fire danger. They can respond quickly to lightning strikes and larger fires. Firefighters have responded to 10 fires since the camp was set up June 1.
Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Aca Dennison with the Interagency Pre-Position Resource Fire Camp cleans a table Friday at the camp on Colorado Highway 140 near Old Fort Lewis in Hesperus. Forty fire crew members and support staff are based at the area because of high fire danger. They can respond quickly to lightning strikes and larger fires. Firefighters have responded to 10 fires since the camp was set up June 1.
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