Sixty-four percent of the Robinson Fire perimeter: full extent of achievable containment

With reduced fire activity and diminished threat to local communities from the Robinson Fire, the Type 2 Rocky Mountain Incident Management Blue Team will transfer command to a Type 4 organization at 7 p.m. today. 

This afternoon, final posts will be made to the Robinson Fire Facebook page, which will remain available for viewing, but comments and questions will not be monitored. The phone and email contacts will be active through Sunday, June 20.

Firefighters will continue to patrol and monitor fire activity throughout the fire area over the coming days. Structure assessments were completed yesterday, and the Structure Defense Plan will be finalized today.

The northern edge of the fire perimeter is holding along the edge of a cliff band and the bottom of Robinson Canyon. These are natural features that impede the fire’s advance, and areas that are unsafe for firefighters to be on the ground. As a result, it has been determined that the 64% of the fire perimeter that has been contained is the full extent of achievable containment.

The fire is creeping and smoldering in most areas, with occasional torching of single-trees or groups of trees well inside the fire’s interior. This is likely to continue for the foreseeable future as the fire consumes unburned fuels. Smoke may be visible in the area for some time to come, as long as residual heat and available fuels remain.

Aerial resources that remain committed to the Robinson Fire include the Type 3 helicopter, the National Guard medivac hoist ship, and the fixed-wing Air Attack. These aircraft are also available to support new ignitions or other fires in the area. 

Weather 

Today’s weather is expected to be similar to yesterday, with temperatures near 80 degrees on the fireline. Winds will be easterly at low elevations and westerly on the ridge tops, gusting to 25 mph. Tomorrow will be warmer, with lower humidity and increasing winds ahead of a cold front in the evening, bringing cooler temperatures and chances for rain on Sunday and Monday.

BLM Fire Stage 1 Restrictions now in Effect

Stage 1 fire restrictions are in effect on public lands within the Bureau of Land Management, Buffalo Field Office. For more information, click here.