The 416 Fire grew to 2,255 acres Sunday as fire activity increased in the Hermosa Creek drainage along the fire's southern flank.
The 416 Fire continues to burn on Sunday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
The 416 Fire continues to burn on Sunday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Drivers wait in line at the roadblock at County Road 250 and U.S. Highway 550 so law enforcement can escort them on Sunday through the burn area of the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A firefighter looks over trees after a dozer line had been cut near the north end of the 416 Fire on Sunday as they fight the three-day-old fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters were working in steep terrain on Sunday as they tried to contain the 416 Fire north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A firefighter tries to extinguish a tree on fire Sunday near the north end of the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Law enforcement escorts drivers down U.S. Highway 550 on Sunday through the burn area of the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A rainstorm moved through the area of the 416 Fire on Sunday afternoon, bringing light showers to the fire and heavier rains that created puddles at Purgatory Resort with tree pollen floating in the water. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Firefighters were working in very steep terrain on Sunday as they tried to contain the 416 Fire north of Durango. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Members of the Juniper Valley hand crew fighting the 416 Fire clean up a tree that they cut down on Sunday above U.S. Highway 550 on a steep cliff. The tree was rotten and burning inside, creating a dangerous situation for drivers. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Members of the Juniper Valley hand crew fighting the 416 Fire clean up a tree that they cut down on Sunday above U.S. Highway 550 on a steep cliff. The tree was rotten and burning inside, creating a dangerous situation for drivers. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Members of the Juniper Valley hand crew fighting the 416 Fire cut down a tree on Sunday above U.S. Highway 550 on a steep cliff. The tree was rotten and burning inside, creating a dangerous situation for drivers. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Members of the Juniper Valley hand crew fighting the 416 Fire clean up a tree that they cut down on Sunday above U.S. Highway 550 on a steep cliff. The tree was rotten and burning inside, creating a dangerous situation for drivers. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Smoke from the 416 Fire on Sunday fills the Animas Valley. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Ken Queen with the La Plata County Mounted Patrol directs traffic through the roadblock at County Road 250 and U.S. Highway 550 as law enforcement escorts drivers on Sunday through the burn area of the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Aspen Fire Protection District firefighters Grant Duta, left, and Jacob Arywitz check in at fire camp on Sunday at Purgatory Resort in the lower parking lot before being assigned to the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
Josh Hofmann with the San Juan National Forest loads his bulldozer up onto a trailer Sunday after cutting a dozer line on the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
