Hewlett Fire

Greyrock Trail northwest of Fort Collins is reopening as of Friday, June 1, 2012. The Hewlett Gulch Trail is closed for today as crews work in the burned area. The US Forest Service released information Friday afternoon that crews are still working areas near the burn area of the Hewlett Fire where there are some hot spots.

One week and almost two days after it started, the Hewlett Fire was officially contained last night.

A cool rainy weekend aided firefighters in getting ahead of the Hewlett Fire burning northwest of Fort Collins that started near the Hewlett Gulch trailhead on Monday. The fire now stands at 7,485 acres, a minor increase from Friday’s reported size. The fire is officially at 87 percent containment, with full containment estimated by Tuesday May 22.

All evacuations and the Highway 14 road closure were lifted as of 7 p.m. Friday. Everyone is reminded that there is still fire, firefighters and firefighting equipment in the area. Drive slowly; watch out.

In the last half hour we have learned that there has been a citation issued to a Fort Collins man for starting the fire while conducting a burn without a permit.

The Hewlett Fire northwest of Fort Collins in the Poudre Canyon is now 7,300 acres.   Meanwhile, the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has lifted a mandatory evacuation order for 65 homes in the area of Bonner Springs Ranch Road, Deer Valley Road, Obenchain Road, Ingleside Road. The...

Already at more than 5,000 acres, growing, and with no containment in near sight, the Hewlett Fire has already become one of the largest wildfires Larimer County has ever seen. The Bobcat Fire west of Loveland back in 2000 is the largest the county has seen, and the Hewlett Fire could be on it's way to those numbers.

The Hewlett Fire northwest of Fort Collins continues to spread and more evacuations have been ordered this afternoon. The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation order for 65 homes in the area of Bonner Springs Ranch Road, Deer Valley Road, Obenchain Road, Ingleside Road, and 15 homes on Highway 14 from the Greyrock Trailhead to the North Poudre diversion dam (approx. mil

I remember just Monday I was telling you that the fire was at 103 acres, then yesterday that number jumped to 982 and today I have to report that it has grown 500% overnight. Put on your rain dance northern Colorado.

The east side side of Fort Collins, Wellington, Ault, and all the other towns near the Hewlett Fire are well aware there is something burning just by breathing. Take a good whiff, and it smells as though there is a ham in the oven, or take a good look, and you can tell the air quality is poor. That is why Larimer County environmental health officials are warning area residents to be cautious abou

The dry weather and wind are not helping firefighters calm the Hewlitt Gulch fire in the Poudre Canyon.

Even though the Hewlett Fire in the Poudre Canyon grew to right around 640 acres yesterday, there was good news as the fire moved away from homes. Some unfortunate news also came out Tuesday though. Undersheriff Bill Nelson said it appeared the fire was man-caused.