The Morgan Creek Fire saw its first containment over the weekend on the west side of the fire’s perimeter. It is 7% contained as of Sunday.
Now at 5,666 acres, crews are once again utilizing controlled burns with the goal of bolstering a robust fire line that has been built from the northwest corner of the fire to near Seedhouse Road. The goal of this line is to prevent the fire from spreading to the west, where there are numerous homes.
“With an indirect strategy on fires, you use the three R’s: ridges, rivers and roads,” said Jay Godson, operations section chief for the Rocky Mountain Black team working the fire.
The indirect fire line ties into a ridge until it crosses the Elk River and connects with Seedhouse Road, which is also known as Routt County Road 64.