DURANGO INTERAGENCY FIRE DISPATCH

    U.S. Forest Service  Bureau of Land Management  National Park Service

            Bureau of Indian Affairs  Colorado State Forest Service

                        Southwest Colorado Fire Update

                             August 4, 2008, 9 AM

   Full containment of the 227-acre Maverick Fire was achieved at 6:00 PM

   Sunday.  One 20-person crew and 3 engines will continue with mop-up

   today and then patrol the fire for the next couple of days. Fire

   managers expect to call the fire controlled tonight.  The Type 3 Team

   will return responsibility for managing the fire back to the Ute

   Mountain Ute Agency Tuesday morning.  The Maverick fire is located just

   north of the New Mexico/Colorado border, about 9 miles southwest of Red

   Mesa.

   The 202-acre Little Cahone fire should also be controlled this evening.

   About 35 firefighters are continuing with mop-up today.  The fire will

   be patrolled by a two engines for the next couple days.  The Little

   Cahone fire is located within the Canyon of the Ancients National

   Monument, approximately 3 miles west of Cahone and 10 miles south of

   Dove Creek.

   The Pole Canyon fire has grown to 6-7 acres but remains a low intensity

   surface fire cleaning up light fuels on the ground. The fire is burning

   on National Forest lands in the Glade, approximately 10 miles northeast

   of Dove Creek.

   For more information, call 970-394-4320 or 970-799-1234.

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