A burnout operation took place Monday south of County Road 202 to reduce fuels around houses in front of the 416 Fire.
Randy Black, left, deputy chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Mike Tombolato, a Rocky Mountain Type 1 team member, monitor burnout operations Monday south of County Road 202. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A Juniper Valley Fire Crew member sharpens his chainsaw chain Monday while cutting trees in front of the 416 Fire near Electra Lake. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Michael Krupa, battalion chief with Durango Fire Protection District, briefs his firefighters on Monday before they depart to assigned houses for structure protection against the 416 Fire and mitigation at Electra Lake. The fire is burning to the west with the possibility of hot ash starting a fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Fire burns around homes south of County Road 202 on Monday during burnout operations to remove fuels from the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters keep an eye on the burnout operation that was performed Monday morning south of County Road 202. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Randy Black, left, deputy chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Mike Tombolato, a Rocky Mountain Type 1 team member, monitor burnout operations Monday south of County Road 202. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Water tanks set up Monday along County Road 201 that can be used to fight the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Members of the Juniper Fire Crew while patrolling for spot fires Monday during burnout operations that remove fuels from the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A burnout operation concludes Monday morning at the east end of County Road 202 after starting about a mile to the west. The burnout removes fuels from the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Randy Black, left, deputy chief with Durango Fire Protection District, Hal Doughty, center, chief of DFPD, and La Plata County Sheriff Sean Smith discuss the burnout operation that was performed Monday morning south of County Road 202. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Members of the Juniper Fire Crew while patrolling for spot fires Monday during burnout operations that remove fuels from the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters monitor flames behind a home during a burnout operation Monday morning south of County Road 202. Firefighters use the technique to remove fuels from the advancing 416 Fire so that no homes are lost. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters monitor flames behind a home during a burnout operation Monday morning south of County Road 202. Firefighters use the technique to remove fuels from the advancing 416 Fire so that no homes are lost. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters monitor flames behind a home during a burnout operation Monday morning south of County Road 202. Firefighters use the technique to remove fuels from the advancing 416 Fire so that no homes are lost. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A black bear scurries down a hillside near Hermosa Creek, close to where a burnout operation took place Monday morning south of County Road 202. Firefighters use the burnout technique to remove fuels from the advancing 416 Fire so that no homes are lost. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A helicopter was used to drop balls filled with an ignitable substance on the south side of Hermosa Creek as part of a burnout operation Monday south of County Road 202. Firefighters use the burnout technique to remove fuels from the advancing 416 Fire so that no homes are lost. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters spray down trees to make sure fire from a burnout operation does not cross the fire line Monday south of County Road 202. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A helicopter was used to drop balls filled with an ignitable substance on the south side of Hermosa Creek as part of a burnout operation Monday south of County Road 202. Firefighters use the burnout technique to remove fuels from the advancing 416 Fire so that no homes are lost. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters make sure fire from a burnout operation does not cross a fire line Monday south of County Road 202 in the Hermosa area. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A firefighter keeps watch on a burnout operation Monday south of County Road 202. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
