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Here’s What Started the Alexander Mountain Fire in Larimer County
As of Friday, August 9, Larimer County's Alexander Mountain Fire remains at 91 percent containment with 9,668 acres burned. The Northern Colorado wildfire started on Monday, July 29, between 10:30 a.m. and 11:15 a.m. The Alexander Mountain Fire is one of the largest Colorado wildfires with nearly 10,000 acres burned....
Investigators say human caused Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland
Investigators announced Friday that the Alexander Mountain Fire, which has burned 9,668 acres west of Loveland, was human caused. U.S. Forest Service wildland fire investigators and the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office are working together to discover how the wildfire started. In a release on Friday, they asked anyone with information on the start of the fire or with photos or video to contact them.
Colorado wildfire that destroyed 27 homes human-caused
DENVER — The Colorado wildfire that tore through 15 square miles and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which were homes, was human-caused, investigators said Friday. The Alexander Mountain Fire burning near Loveland, about an hour’s drive north of Denver, was one of several conflagrations that started up late last month and threatened urban areas north and south of the state’s capital city. Most of the wildfires have now been contained. One person was found dead in a burned building.
Couple visits Drake cabin lost in the Alexander Mountain Fire for the first time
The Larimer County Sheriff's Office removed all mandatory evacuations for the Alexander Mountain Fire on Wednesday. Credentialed residents were allowed to return home to survey the damage left behind.
Alexander Mountain Fire cause determined, agencies seek additional information
The Alexander Mountain Fire, which was first detected at 10:39 a.m. July 29, was determined to be human caused, according to the U.S. Forest Service. It was initially reported there were five lightning strikes in the area of Alexander Mountain, which was also suspected as a possible cause. As investigators visited the point...
Colorado wildfire recovery efforts begin, as Alexander Mountain fire nears containment
As Colorado wildfires left burn scars across thousands of acres, first responder officials from across the Front Range on Thursday lamented that this is only the beginning of recovery efforts. “The work is certainly not done," Kate Kimbly, spokesperson for the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, said of Colorado's largest wildfire...
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