The fire has burned more than 800 acres in the Chisos Mountains over five days.Â
Photography by
Catherine Wendlandt
4/12/2021 at 4:01pm
Smoke in Big Bend National Park s Boot Canyon
Updated 10:45 p.m. Apr 14Â
Although the wildfire at Big Bend National Park has spread to 929 acres, according to the National Parks Service Wednesday morning, about 35 percent of it has been contained. The Carson Hotshots, a firefighting crew from the Carson National Forest in New Mexico, arrived Monday night to help the other crews battling the blaze. The total number of firefighters working in the Chisos Mountains is now 88. Follow along with updates here.Â