Couple Return to Home for First Time Since South Rim Fire Started

Couple return to home for first time since South Rim Fire started

Karen and Phillip Lee were camping three hours away when the South Rim Fire started. Their home is less than a mile from Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

South Rim fire at Gunnison National Park only 14% contained

The South Rim fire in the Black Canyon of Gunnison National Park, near Montrose, has burned more than 4,227 acres and was only at 14% containment Thursday, according to the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Team 3.

More images from the South Rim Fire: Photos of Black Canyon national park show charred landscape

More images are coming in from inside the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, conveying the extent of the damage of the South Rim Fire. The fire has been burning since July 10 and is currently 14% contained.

Fire burning on 4,227 acres in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park starts to be contained

Cloud cover and a forecast thunderstorm that never rolled through helped firefighters gain progress on the South Rim fire burning in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, fire officials said Friday.  The lightning-sparked fire, burning on 4,227 acres, is now 14% contained, meaning fire crews built a fireline where they are confident fire will not progress past. Helicopters dropped buckets throughout the day Thursday on the southern edg…

Another Canyon Is Burning: Wildfire Closes Colorado National Park

The wildfires along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon made headlines this week after a historic structure, the Grand Canyon Lodge, burned in the blaze. Unfortunately, Grand Canyon National Park isn’t the only park under fiery siege. Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is also burning, with a wildfire on each side of the canyon. Park officials say the wildfires started as a result of lightning strikes on the morning of July 10, …

Wildfires Ravage Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park

More than a week after lightning ignited wildfires, thousands of acres of Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park are still ablaze, and massive portions of the canyon’s South Rim have been destroyed. On the morning of July 10, lightning strikes started fires in both the north and south rims of the park. Officials safely evacuated visitors and staff, and the park was closed until further notice. The fire was at 0% containment as of …