The 416 Fire has now burned for seven days. As of Friday, June 8, It has grown to more than 7,000 acres and mandated the evacuation of more than 1,000 homes.
An air tanker makes a drop of retardant on Friday on the southeast side of the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 416 Fire burns on the east side of Hermosa Cliffs late Friday morning. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
An air tanker drops retardant onto the southeast side of the 416 Fire on Friday behind Honeyville. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Thanks to firefighter efforts, the 416 Fire as seen on Friday did not consume buildings on the Lechner Ranches on the west side of U.S. Highway 550 near the Haviland Lake turnoff. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters check for hot spots near a home west of U.S. Highway 550 and south of Needles on Friday. The 416 Fire was burning close to the home. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 416 Fire Incident Command Post moved into Animas Valley Elementary School on Friday in preparation for the Type 1, Rocky Mountain Incident, Black Team, to take control of the fire Saturday morning. The campsite for firefighters will remain at Purgatory Resort. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters work to control flames burning near a house as ash from the 416 Fire falls on them on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Chinooks helicopters working on the 416 Fire use a pond at James Ranch north of Durango on Friday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A firefighter looks for spot fires as they control the 416 Fire by setting a backburn as the wildfire approaches a house on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters work to control flames burning near a house on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club as the 416 Fire burns northward along the west side of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters work to control flames burning near a house as ash falls on them on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club as the 416 Fire burns northward along the west side of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A firefighter opens the water on hoses as they work to control flames burning near a house on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club as the 416 Fire burns northward along the west side of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters work to control flames burning near a house on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club as the 416 Fire burns northward along the west side of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Smoke from the 416 Fire hovers in the air on Friday west of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A firefighter looks for spot fires as they control the 416 Fire by setting a backburn as the wildfire approaches a house on Friday a couple miles north of the Glacier Club. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Some areas along U.S. Highway 550 escaped the 416 Fire as seen on Friday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Smoke from the 416 Fire hovers in the air on Friday west of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 416 Fire burns through a grove of aspen trees on Friday west of U.S. Highway 550. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
