Morning operations update: 8:00 am 10-3-1010

This morning, the Mullen Fire is now 6% contained, on two sections of the fire perimeter: The west flank south of A Bar A ranch, and the east flank where the Mullen Fire met the Squirrel Creek Fire burn area. The size of the fire is now 136,840 acres, based on an aerial infrared measurement made at 11:00 pm last night. 

Yesterday’s firing operations successfully defended a group of structures in the Pelton Creek drainage, and expanded the defensive line along the north sides of Colorado Hwy. 127 and Colorado Hwy. 125. Firefighters quickly suppressed several spot fires on the south flank, guided by real-time aerial infrared imagery from an Unmanned Aerial System (UAS, or “drone”). When conditions are favorable today, firefighters will continue firing operations to extend control lines.

A printable PDF version of today’s map is available in the Maps section.

If a new perimeter measurement is available today, our interactive Story Map (https://arcg.is/1mnyXL) will display it. This map shows the most recent perimeters of both the Mullen Fire and Cameron Peak Fire, and includes features to look up your address and measure the distance to the fire – or between the fires.