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Firefighters Continue Efforts on North Face Fire in Mesa Verde National Park

July 29, 2024 · Source: National Park Service

North facing terrain has two mesas that drop off one as a cliff and the other to a slope which shows a recent burn area — Image supplied by the National Park Service. View the original image and credit

Interagency firefighters work to contain the North Face Fire, which was discovered in Mesa Verde National Park on the afternoon of Friday, July 26. Firefighters determined that the fire was started by a lightning strike on Wednesday that smoldered until conditions became right for the fire to grow on Friday. On Saturday it was 22 acres in size, which includes NPS and BLM-Tres Rios Field Office lands.

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