Crews Gain First Containment At Cameron Peak Fire

LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) - Good news from the Cameron Peak fire line - crews gained their first containment of the fire since it started on Aug. 13. The fire is holding at 23,022 acres, and firefighters have contained 5% of it.

Cameron Peak Fire map on Sept. 1 (credit: Inciweb)

The fire on the western edge stopped due to sparse fuel along a ridgeline.

Crews continued to work on lines near the Crystal Lakes, Red Feather Lakes and Glacier View communities. They also worked on the Buckhorn Road area.

Cameron Peak Fire (credit: InciWeb)

Highway 14 is closed between Rustic to Gouldd.

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