The Teller County Sheriff says Tuesday is going to be an aggressive fight to get the Highland Lakes fire under control because of the high fire danger. Other agencies from across the state are planning to join the firefighting efforts.
That includes aircraft. Starting Tuesday morning, airdrops will be conducted to try to gain the upper hand first thing. There is no time to waste on high fire danger days like Tuesday.
The sheriff’s office said Tuesday morning thanks to the robust response from first responders and fire crews from across the state, no new structures have been damaged Tuesday after losing a home on Monday.
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Teller County Sherriff Jason Marksell says “Our expectation is that fire danger will be very high, because of that you are gonna see a lot of airdrops, you’re gonna see helicopters, you’re gonna see everyone throw everything that we possibly can at this thing.”…