Lightning-caused wildfire spreads rapidly in Archuleta County, Archuleta County CO

Wildfire

Reported: 09/10/2025 03:08 PM (PDT)

Archuleta County, CO

A wildfire likely caused by lightning is spreading quickly through shrubs and grass near Arianthum Way in Archuleta County. Fire units are responding with assistance from neighboring agencies. Access to the fire is difficult due to multiple locked gates blocking entry from the east.

Audio|Source: Four Corners Area Fire and EMS

04:45

Transcript:

00:00

Shrubs and grass appear to be burning, fires growing rapidly, unknown further.

00:06

Shrubs and grass burning growing rapidly.

00:08

1609.

00:09

I have 10 Dalton.

00:11

Copy brush 6-1 responding 1610.

00:13

That's interesting.

00:14

Copy. Looks like PD is checking on scene now anyway.

00:16

Attention, Liz Pinos, Mutual A, please respond to 1170, Kyrot 218.

00:23

For mutual aid, requested from Durango Fire, reference,

00:27

lightning, strike, flames, and smoke, visible, requesting assistance to come from the east of a location at Arianthum and Cateroideast 10-0-6-10.

00:39

Now, sir, ma'am, we can add to all in 1010101-1-3-10.

00:46

You have a good thing you can add on.

00:49

Okay, 11. Ms. One.

00:50

Go ahead.

00:51

Flight Fair Life is currently transporting a patient.

00:53

They advise the ETA would probably be at least 30 minutes and are wanting to know if we want them to check with anyone else.

01:00

Yeah, if you check with another care, that would be great.

01:02

Copy and are you wanting them to be on standby?

01:04

Take launch to the scene.

01:06

It's available. Copy of 1612.

01:07

MS-1?

01:08

Meta-3-MS-1 on scene as that was still in command.

01:10

1684, Transporting 1-2-Murasing non-emergent, which is terrain command.

01:13

W1613. 16-1, go ahead.

01:19

Apologies, I thought yet.

01:21

Traffic to Durango. Last, see you that go again.

01:22

Durango 605, Air 60 in route.

01:24

6.05, Air 60 in route, 1614.

01:27

In the area, the original call was from Ariantham Way.

01:32

Durango Fire is requesting access from the east.

01:35

They advised there are multiple gates that are locked.

01:38

1178, enter out 218, you can show me your thing.

01:42

Copyated and I'm responding to 16.4.

01:44

The Rangover, brush 85.

01:46

Grab tender 61 for this incident.

01:48

Copy. At the station one, grab tender 601.

01:51

Press 85.

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A wildfire likely caused by lightning is spreading quickly through shrubs and grass near Arianthum Way in Archuleta County. Fire units are responding with assistance from neighboring agencies. Access to the fire is difficult due to multiple locked gates blocking entry from the east.

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