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The White River National Forest has reduced the Sylvan Fire Forest Closure as fire and firefighting activity lessens, but officials stress the need for the public to drive slowly and respect the continuing closures.
As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire had burned 3,792 acres – just less than 6 square miles. The fire was 68% contained, and 95 firefighters continued to work on the blaze. As of Wednesday afternoon, the fire’s behavior was described as “creeping” and “smoldering.”
The areas remaining in the closure include the areas within the Sylvan Fire perimeter and several roads and trails leading into the burned area.
Sylvan fire closure area reduced by Forest Service
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Sylvan Fire closure area reduced by White River National Forest
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5 p.m. update: EAGLE As containment on the Sylvan Fire goes up, personnel assigned to the blaze is going down.
On Saturday, the Rocky Mountain Type I Incident Management Team finished its last shift on the fire before turning it over to a local Type III team at 7 p.m.
The fire remains at 3,792 acres nearly 6 square miles with 394 assigned to the blaze, according to a Saturday morning update, down from a peak of 425 earlier in the week.
On the northeastern edge of the fire, the fire line has been completed and is in patrol and monitor status. The power line through the fire was energized at 3 p.m.Saturday. Fire hose and other unneeded equipment have been removed from the fire lines.