Heavy air attacks attempt to control Williams Fork fire - Colorado Springs Gazette

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Heavy support by airborne resources are being used to battle the Williams Fork fire in northern Colorado.

According to the incident command page, one type 2 crew, one type 1 helicopter, one type 3 helicopter, four type 3 engines, eight single engine air tankers, five type 1 air takers, and one very large air tanker are being used to battle the blaze.

See a map of Colorado wildfires here.

Since igniting Friday, the blaze has grown to 4,300 acres of Arapahoe National Forest and has not been contained.

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Firefighters saw extreme fire behavior late Saturday in a remote area "that experienced intensive beetle kill in the early 2000s and is being fueled by extremely dry conditions and winds," the incident command page said.

Firefighters are expecting hot and dry conditions again Sunday.

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