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Bucktail Fire

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Unit Information

Uncompahgre Field Office 
Colorado 
Montrose, 
Colorado 
81401 
Uncompahgre Field Office 
Colorado 
Montrose, 
Colorado 
81401 

Incident Contacts

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

Photographs Gallery

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

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

Pinion Juniper Canopy Fire on Bucktail 8-1-24
The image shows a thick stand of Pinion and Juniper trees engulfed in flames with black smoke rising up
The image shows a thick stand of Pinion and Juniper trees engulfed in flames with black smoke rising up
Pinion Juniper Canopy Fire on Bucktail 8-1-24

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

Tanker 10 drops retardant at Bucktail Fire
A mostly white Very Large Air Tanker (Tanker 10) drops bright red retardant in the foreground with dispersed smoke in the background
A mostly white Very Large Air Tanker (Tanker 10) drops bright red retardant in the foreground with dispersed smoke in the background
Tanker 10 drops retardant at Bucktail Fire

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

Bucktail Fire 8-1-24
A black column of thick smoke rises from behind a ridge covered with green pinion juniper trees
A black column of thick smoke rises from behind a ridge covered with green pinion juniper trees
Bucktail Fire 8-1-24

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

LAT drops retardant on Bucktail Fire
A large air tanker flies across a sky filled with black smoke dropping bright red retardant on to green trees
A large air tanker flies across a sky filled with black smoke dropping bright red retardant on to green trees
LAT drops retardant on Bucktail Fire

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

Large Air Tanker drops retardant on Bucktail Fire
A mostly white Large Air Tanker drops bright red retardant in the foreground with green trees in the midground and black smoke in the background
A mostly white Large Air Tanker drops bright red retardant in the foreground with green trees in the midground and black smoke in the background
Large Air Tanker drops retardant on Bucktail Fire

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

Bucktail Fire Column
The photo shows a large, black smoke column rising up from a flat, desert landscape
The photo shows a large, black smoke column rising up from a flat, desert landscape
Bucktail Fire Column

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

Bucktail Fire Thursday Night
The photo is a night shot of the bucktail fire. The large orange glow emits black smoke into a dark sky.
The photo is a night shot of the bucktail fire. The large orange glow emits black smoke into a dark sky.
Bucktail Fire Thursday Night

Bucktail Fire at dusk, Thursday Aug 1, 2024

Resources on scene
The photo shows fire engines and agency vehicles staged near the Bucktail fire with smoke rising in the background from a flat, desert landscape
The photo shows fire engines and agency vehicles staged near the Bucktail fire with smoke rising in the background from a flat, desert landscape
Resources on scene

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

Bucktail Fire Smoke Column
The image shows a large smoke column rising from a desert landscape
The image shows a large smoke column rising from a desert landscape
Bucktail Fire Smoke Column

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

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