Hooks Spur News Today

Firefighters climb steep slope, establish perimeter to prevent blaze from running up Crown Mountain

3:11 p.m. — Fire resources are on the scene of a wildfire near 403 Lester Lane, south of Willits in the Crown Mountain area, according to a PitkinAlert. The alert states to not call 9-1-1...

Five acres at the base of Crown Mountain near Emma burned Wednesday after a ditch fire appeared to spread and spark a wildfire.  No people, livestock, or structures were harmed or damaged in the burn....

Five acres at the base of Crown Mountain near Basalt burned Wednesday after a ditch fire appeared to spread and spark a wildfire.  No people, livestock, or structures were harmed or damaged in the burn....

Marigold Livestock Co. builds herd on land leased from Pitkin County

David Aguilar scans the landscape along the ridge above the Roaring Fork Valley floor where he lives and worries about the worst — another wildfire that could level his and possibly hundreds of other homes…