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I-70 has reopened after being shutdown for 2 weeks. https://denver.cbslocal.com/2020/08/24/interstate-70-reopened-grizzly-creek-fire-glenwood-canyon/ The fire is still burning north and south, but the have containment lines keeping it out of Glenwood Springs itself and out of Dotsero at the...

Update: Independence Pass is back open to normal traffic, no oversized loads. That evac route is now clear again. Also, this fire may cause lasting damage to Hanging Lake, a major tourist site in the area, and could cause increased erosion in the canyon till it is stabilized.

Type 1, Type 2, and Type 3 refer to the level of priority of the fire, which dictates what level of air assets it gets. Local news often just abreivates aircraft to Type 1, 2, or 3 assets, instead of the actual unit or model type. I hope we can get more tankers soon, as another large fire...

Firefighting aircraft don't have too many issues, but they have multiple other fires in the state and some in Cali they have to deal with. There are a limited number of heavy firefighting aircraft in the nation and they have to be rationed to keep on top of the worst fires. They have a Type 1...

The Grizzly Creek Fire has shutdown I-70 through Glenwood Canyon for the last several days, and is growing. Amateur video of the start of the fire, which seems to have been started by sparks from the highway. They've already got another massive fire west of there north of Grand Junction...