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This mornings update.
Ute Park Fire Update: June 3, 2018 at 9:30 a.m.
Fire Update: The Ute Park Fire is currently at estimated 31,000 acres and 0% containment. There are 511 personnel on scene fighting this fire including our Philmont Fire Department, other local Fire Departments, neighbors, and State and Federal agencies.
We can report that the structures at Ponil, Hunting Lodge, Cimarroncito, and Clarks Fork have survived the fire that passed through those areas.
We have gotten official word that base camp is safe and staff will be returning back to base this morning.
Program and Unit information - as we assess the situation we will be working with our leadership and local authorities to determine the extent of program we can deliver and when. Please stand by for an update on this by Monday morning.
Our primary focus remains the safety of our team and the management of the fire. We appreciate your patience as we work through this rapidly changing situation.
From today on we will be posting updates each day prior to noon at PhilmontScoutRanch.org and scouting newsroom. We will post photos periodically on the Philmont Facebook. Please look at these sites for information from us.
Still no word on how it got started, but it’s sooo sad to see it burning, that area has a special place in my heart and is some of the prettiest scenery I’ve been in.
Sadly it’s very remote, much of the camp is only accessible on foot or horseback, so it’s going to be a hard fire to fight.
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