A fire just outside of Silt.
Submitted / Garfield County Sheriff’s Office
The Colorado River Fire District and other responding agencies prevented a brush fire from spreading to an adjacent construction business near Silt on Monday, Chief Leif Sackett said. No injuries were reported.
Firefighters were called at 6 p.m. to River Frontage Road just east of Silt, where grass and sagebrush were enveloped by fire. Sackett said conditions were windy, prompting CRFR personeel to create a perimeter and extinguish any remaining hot spots.
“It was in an open field/pasture,” he said. “I know it was close to Heyl Construction, so that was a concern.”
Sackett said the fire, which consumed less than an acre, was controlled in less than an hour.
“The wind was blowing at the time, and crews did a good job of using a hydrant,” he said.
Two water tenders, two type 6 engines…
