Crews battle gusty winds to carve out progress on Pearl fire in northern Colorado
Firefighters with boots on the ground made progress on the eastern edge of the Pearl fire Wednesday despite gusty winds that made it unsafe for helicopters and airplanes to fight the wildfire from above, U.S. Forest Service officials said.
Firefighters got partial containment for the first time on the Pearl Fire burning in northwestern Larimer County.
The Pearl Fire burning north of Red Feathers Lake did not grow overnight and mandatory evacuations remain in place.
Larimer County Sheriff John Feyen said wind speeds in the area appeared to be growing Wednesday and could limit air-drops.
The Pearl Fire that forced evacuations in Larimer County near the Colorado-Wyoming border was human caused. That's according ...
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