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Evacuations lifted after brush fire burning southeast of Grand Junction
Houses northeast of Lands End Road and Reeder Mesa Road were under evacuation, and power in the area was turned off as a safety precaution. Author: Allison Sylte Updated: 11:18 PM MDT July 8, 2021
MESA COUNTY, Colo. Homes were evacuated Thursday afternoon due to a brush fire that started burning in an area southeast of Grand Junction.
The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office said what s been dubbed the Lands End 2 Fire is in the area of Lands End and Divide roads, and that houses northeast of Lands End Road and Reeder Mesa Road were placed under an evacuation order. That order has now been lifted, and the fire is fully contained.
Brush Fire In Whitewater Quickly Brought Under Control
Some folks in the Grand Valley might have experienced flashbacks of the Pine Gulch fire on Wednesday.
A lot of people, no doubt, noticed quite a bit of smoke rising into the air west of Grand Junction on Wednesday (Feb. 24.) In light of last year s monumental Pine Gulch Fire and this year s dry winter in the Grand Valley, it would be understandable if we are all a bit paranoid when it comes to potential wildfires.
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Where There Is Smoke, There Is Fire
As it turned out, there was a brush fire Wednesday in Whitewater, west of the Mesa County Landfill, and, fortunately, it wasn t large. The Mesa County Sheriff s Office Wildland Fire Team responded to the fire burning in five to seven acres between the railroad tracks and the Gunnison River. BLM, Grand Junction Fire Department, and Lands End Fire Protection District also responded to the fire.
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