Alexander Mountain Fire determined to be human-caused

Hannah Parcells, Content Managing Editor

August 9, 2024

Smoke and from the Alexander Mountain Fire can be seen over the ridge in the residential area just east of the fire off of U.S. Highway 34 July 30.

Editor’s Note: This is an ongoing story. Updates will be provided as they become available.

The ongoing investigation into the Alexander Mountain Fire in Larimer county determined the fire was human-caused, according to investigators with the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office and the U.S. Forest Service Friday, August 9.

The fire was first reported Monday, July 29 in the region west of Loveland and north of U.S. Highway 34 and has burned 9,668 acres in the nearly two weeks since it sparked. The fire is now at 91% containment, said the USFS, and the focus of officials has shifted to recovery and community support in the areas impacted by the fire.

The Larimer County Assessor’s Office reported that a total of 52 structures were damaged or destroyed in the fire. This includes 27 homes and 21 outbuilding destroyed, as well as 4 homes damaged.

The LCSO and USFS launched an investigation into the cause of the fire as first responders worked on containment. The investigation is ongoing and officials are asking anyone with information to call the Forest Service Law Enforcement Tip Line at 303-275-5266.

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Reach Hannah Parcells at news@collegian.com or on Twitter @hannahparcells.

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Hannah Parcells, News Editor

Hannah Parcells is currently the news editor at The Collegian, a role that she loves dearly. Parcells uses she/her pronouns and began writing for The Collegian in fall 2023 as a reporter under the news, science, opinion and life and culture desks. Parcells is currently pursuing two degrees: a Bachelor of Science in psychology and a Bachelor of Arts in political science with a concentration in global politics. Parcells has always been passionate about understanding and helping other people and hopes to use her education to try and leave the world a little better than she found it. Raised in Castle Rock, Colorado, Parcells grew up with a love of learning, music and writing. She’s always working to learn more about the world through history and art and loves being introduced to new places, people and ideas. On the off chance that she’s not buried in textbooks, research papers and policy analyses, Hannah can be found on a hike, watching movies or at any local bookstore or coffee shop, feeding her ongoing addictions to both caffeine and good books. Parcells is incredibly proud of the work she’s done at The Collegian so far and is excited to continue that work as an editor of the news desk.

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