Show Fil Fire e Fighters S Battle 13 Blazes Weary fire fighters return return- returned ed homo Tuesday evening following a of 13 brush fires in ten days that had jn- jn involved men and ravaged acres A helicopter lead had been call call- called ed cd in to drop water and sup sup- supplies p plies lies to the men who were fighting in precipitous ter- ter terran terran ran at high altitudes E GI GEORGE ORGE GOICK fire chief for the National Park Service said that the latest and largest fire was at Pot Creek whIch had destroyed ac ies The fire had been burning since Saturday at pm and was brought under con con- control control late Tuesday by crews which had been working day and night Ten men were left at the site who will stay un- un until until til the blaze is officially de- de declared Glared out which is expected by the end of the week W Paul Ellis ElUs also of was the fir Fire boss MR GOICK said th that t ex- ex extremely extremely precipitous terrain and n an almost complete lack of water hampered the oper- oper operation operation The hIgh elevation of feet and the arduous task posed a danger of dehy- dehy dehydration dehydration of the men he Said A helicopter dropped wat water er and supplies The second largest fire was at Mount Zenobia which burned from June 21 to 28 23 and destroyed acres Fire fighters came from the National Park Service the Bureau of Land Manage ment the Ute Indian Tribe supplemented with volunteers ors ers from Vernal Rangely and Artesia WITHOUT THE volun- volun volunteers volunteers we would have been in dire straits Mr Goick re- re reported reported ported He said that the forecast is for continued mild weather low humidity and afternoon thunder showers Mr Goick emphasized the danger of the thundershowers ers by disclosing that there were 25 lightning strikes Monday night on the Yampa Plateau of which three start start- started ed fires IF THE helicopter had not been available to transport men and supplies to the re le remote mote area thousands of acres of high value timberland m may y have been lost he said |