St. Charles Fire has burned 317 acres and is still 0% contained
PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo (KRDO) -At last check on Oct. 25, the St. Charles Fire grew to 317 acres and is still zero percent contained.
Officials announced Wednesday that it was determined the fire was caused by lightning. Officials said that it is a difficult area to respond to.
"There's lots of steep cliffs and rocks. So trying to get that in there has been a challenge. I think that was part of the reason that, you know, we weren't able to just rush in with full forces because of the terrain," said Quin Baur, Public Information Officer for the St. Charles Fire.
The Type Three Colorado Incident Management Team said the fire crossed the Custer County line overnight meaning that it is burning on both private property and forest service land in Pueblo County and Custer County.
The Type Three Colorado Incident Management Team said more resources are arriving throughout the day to suppress and work towards containment.
KRDO saw helicopters dropping fire retardant and fire crews said they were using ground teams and bulldozers to construct a fire line. They're also removing burnable forest fuels in an effort to contain the fire.
San Isabel, the Simonson Meadows, Aspen Acres, and Tara J neighborhoods are still under pre-evacuation, meaning people living in those areas are supposed to have their bags packed in case they need to evacuate.
There are 260 structures in Custer County that are on pre-evacuation orders. In Pueblo County less than 20 structures are impacted by pre-evacuations, less than 10 of those are homes.
Fire crews said they're expecting gusty winds Wednesday night. They expect the fire to continue to grow a little bit due to the wind conditions.
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