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Bucktail Fire

Unit Information

Colorado 
Montrose, 
81401 
Colorado 
Montrose, 
81401 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Phone:
    970-823-4060
    Hours:
    8am-8pm

Photographs Gallery

A firefighter monitors fire activity on the Bucktail Fire during hand and aerial ignitions.

Canopy fire in PJ fuels 8-1-24, Photo by Enrique Quintero

Tanker 10, a VLAT, drops retardant at the Bucktail Fire, 8-1-24, Photo by Enrique Quintero

The Bucktail Fire erupts 8-1-24, Photo by Enrique Quintero

LAT drops retardant on Bucktail Fire, photo credit Enrique Quintero, FB, August 1, 2024

LAT drops retardant on Bucktail Fire, 8-1-24, Photo by Enrique Quintero

The column from the Bucktail Fire around 4 p.m. on Thursday Aug 1, 2024

Bucktail Fire at dusk, Thursday Aug 1, 2024

Fire engines and agency vehicles staged near the Bucktail fire on 8/1/24

Photo taken about 4 hours after the start of the Bucktail Fire, 8/1/24