Nearly three weeks after the Alexander Mountain fire sparked in Larimer County, the flames have been 100% contained, fire officials said Saturday.
Firefighters work on fighting the Alexander Mountain fire near Sylvan Dale Ranch that continues to burn west of Loveland on July 30, 2024. — started on July 29 and quickly spread, burning 9,668 acres of private and national forest land just west of Loveland and forcing evacuations and road closures.
“The wants to recognize both the hard work as well as the stress and difficulty of the past three weeks,” spokesperson Jason Sieg said in the news release. “There are members of the Cedar Park community who lost property and homes, and we will support them as best we can alongside our community partners and local agencies.”
A wildfire can continue to burn for days or weeks after being fully contained as crews mop up the flames and hot spots within the containment perimeter.Honeymoon-bound newlyweds, family killed in semitruck rollover crash on I-70
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