The 416 Fire burned farther south and west on Tuesday, June 12, sending flames high above trees.
The 416 Fire sends flames high above the trees on Tuesday west of U.S Highway 550 looking from Trimble Crossing. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Sandy Elliott, putting, and Marlene Gebhardt play a round of golf at Dalton Golf and Country Club on Tuesday with the 416 Fire burning behind them. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A “Forest Closed” sign is posted on Tuesday near a San Juan National Forest boundary on County Road 124 north May Day. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Looking north from U.S. Highway 160 near Hesperus on Tuesday plumes of smoke rise and show how far west the 416 Fire is burning. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire now burning to the west near Falls Creek. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A cyclist rides along U.S. Highway 160 near Hesperus on Tuesday as the 416 Fire burns to the north. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Looking north from U.S. Highway 160 near Hesperus on Tuesday at the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Erica Zucco with KOAT 4 in Albuquerque interviews Shawn Bawden, a public information officer with the Black Team, as cameraman Jonathan Dineyazhe films them Tuesday. Numerous news organizations are in Durango to cover the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fire hoses sit near Electra Lake at the ready on Tuesday to battle the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire now burning to the west near Falls Creek. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Preston Glassier, with a Type 2 Forest Service hand crew, unloads items for sprinkler kits to be placed around structures on Tuesday at Electra Lake to defend against the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Smoke from the 416 Fire makes for a colorful sunset Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Hot spots glow after sunset near the Falls Creek Subdivision after the 416 Fire burned on Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Smoke from the 416 Fire makes for a colorful sunset Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 416 Fire sends flames high above trees on Tuesday west of U.S Highway 550 looking from Trimble Crossing. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Helicopters again played a major roll battling the 416 Fire on Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A pyrocumulus cloud rise high above the 416 Fire on Tuesday as seen from the west looking east. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
