The sun shines through smoke from the Waldo Canyon fire / FOX21 News
By Ashley Crockett
People near Cave of the Winds caused two helicopter water drops to be aborted on Monday.
Citizens are encouraged to stay out of fire closure areas on the Pike and San Isabel National Forest.
Although the Waldo Canyon fire is 55 percent contained, crews still have a lot of work to do, including mopping up hotspots along the fire lines, patrolling fire areas and continuing fire line construction.
To assist in the safe completion of these tasks, the public is asked to steer clear of the fire area.
U.S. Forest Service officials are also requesting that the public stay out of the Pike Forest, from Forest Development Road, FDR, 322 south all the way to the Waldo Canyon fire area. For more information on what areas of the Pike Forest are open to the public, please call
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