Above: The red dots represent heat detected by a satellite at the Buffalo Mountain Fire near Silverthorne, Colorado at 1:39 p.m. MDT June 12, 2018
(Originally published at 4:03 p.m. MDT June 12, 2018)
The Buffalo Mountain Fire started today, June 12, on the west side of Silverthorne, Colorado north of Frisco near Buffalo Mountain. At about 6:30 p.m. the Forest Service announced that it had burned about 90 acres.
The name was changed from “Buffalo Fire” to “Buffalo Mountain Fire” Tuesday afternoon.
Approximately 1,400 homes are under evacuation orders, which are likely to remain in effect through Tuesday night at least.
The local District Ranger said at a community meeting that the fuel reduction projects they had been working on for years are paying off, helping to protect structures.
#BuffaloFire community meeting underway in Silverthorne now: https://t.co/pIoEvmviz8 pic.twitter.com/30bbIqJMNf
— CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) June 13, 2018
Pic of the #BuffaloFire as seen from the Golden Horseshoe area east of Breck. pic.twitter.com/GZbnRapN92
— Jeff Cospolich (@JeffCospolich) June 12, 2018
An onlooker in Summit County watches the #BuffaloFire https://t.co/1TZeuMyLQR pic.twitter.com/jwVEIkIvz9
— CBSDenver (@CBSDenver) June 12, 2018
The fire was actually dubbed the “Buffalo Mountain Fire” by the media but the name given by the IC and fire management staff was actually the “Buffalo Fire.”
https://www.9news.com/mobile/article/news/local/wildfires/1384-homes-under-mandatory-evacuation-due-to-summit-county-wildfire/73-563726622