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Small Fire In Lumpy Ridge Area of Rocky Mountain National Park

Smoke is rising from a forest hillside in RMNP. NPS fire trucks are enroute, driving down a dirt road outside the park. Power lines and homes are in the foreground. 
Park fire crews respond to lightning caused fire in Lumpy Ridge area of Rocky Mountain National Park.

Courtesy RMNP

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News Release Date: August 17, 2025

Contact: Kyle Patterson, Public Affairs Officer

Contact: Park Information Office, (970) 586-1206

Early this afternoon, Rocky Mountain National Park fire crews responded to the Lumpy Ridge area of the park for a small fire. The Estes Valley Fire Protection District also provided resources.     

Fire crews have a containment line around the approximate .30 acre (3/10 of an acre) fire and are conducting mop up operations which includes extinguishing any remaining heat or burning material near the fire perimeter. The cause of the fire is lightning. Smoke may be visible from Estes Park.



Last updated: August 17, 2025

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