Grizzly Creek Fire Update Aug. 12, 2020, 9 a.m. Upper Colorado Interagency Fire and Aviation Management Unit Media Contact: Brian Scott, 970 930-1089 Grizzly Creek Fire grows, additional resources arriving Current Situation: Today, the fire is expected to be extremely active and fast-moving. Hotshot crews in Division A will prepare structure protection, setting up hose and sprinkler kits in the No Name area. Heavy helitankers and engines will be used in Division W to secure the Shoshone power plant. Crews in Division N are scouting the Coffee Pot Road and Flat Tops area to locate values at risk, identify firefighting needs, and opportunities for containment along the north end of the fire. Engines, heavy equipment, and hand crews in Division Z will be working in the Lookout Mountain area preparing structure protection. Today at 6 a.m. command of the fire was transferred to the Rocky Mountain Type 2 Incident Management Blue Team. Weather & Fuel Conditions: Continued hot and dry, with winds increasing in the afternoon, gusting to 30 mph. The fire is burning in mixed conifer, aspen, and oak brush. All fuel types are very dry and receptive to fire. Evacuations and Closures: For updated information about evacuations in Garfield County, contact the Sheriff’s Office at (970) 945-0453, in Eagle County call (970) 328-8500. Cottonwood Pass Road in Eagle and Garfield counties are closed. Interstate 70 remains closed between Glenwood Springs and Gypsum, with no estimated time for reopening. Visit www.cotrip.org for road closure information. Coffee Pot Road, Transfer Trail and Clinetop Mesa roads are closed, as is much of the surrounding BLM and Forest Service lands. Maps of the closures are available on InciWeb. Fire Restrictions: All jurisdictions in the area are under Stage 1 fire restrictions and will move to Stage 2 on Thursday. Grizzly Creek Fire Statistics: Size: 3,351 acres Containment: 0% Total Personnel: 211; additional resources have been ordered Aircraft: Two Very Large Air Tankers (VLAT), multiple Large Air Tankers, 4 heavy helicopters, 1 medium helicopter Cause: Under Investigation Start Date: Aug. 10, 2020 Location: Glenwood Canyon Contact Information: InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6942/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GrizzlyCreekFireCO Fire Info Line: (970) 930-1850 ### .