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Adam Johnson, Reporter
Jul 26 at 11:12 AM EDT

7-26-25 South Rim Fire Operations Update with Operations Chiefs Tyler Nathe and Mike Megal:

The South Rim Fire is currently 4,232 acres and is 32% contained.

The Type 3 incident management team will shadow the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 3 today until they take command at 6:00 p.m. tonight.

As described in this video, in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park, the steep, rocky terrain makes it extremely difficult and unsafe to send firefighters into some areas of the fire perimeter. Because there is no safe way to physically check these vertical canyon walls, some sections may not be considered contained even though there is little fuel left to burn. As a result, the containment percentage can appear lower than people might expect—even when the fire poses little risk of spreading further.

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