South Fork Fire spreads to more than 32,000 acres MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald Jun 13, 2026 Jun 13, 2026 0 A photo of night operations at the South Fork Fire near Crawford. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save MAUNETTE LOEKS Star-Herald As of Saturday morning, the fire was reported to have burned 32,818 acres and to be 42% contained.kAmp44@C5:?8 E@ FA52E6D 7C@> E96 #@4<J |@F?E2:? r@>A=6I x?4:56?E |2?286>6?E %62> a[ 4C6HD H@C<65 E9C@F89 E96 ?:89E uC:52J E@ 6?8286 E96 7:C6 2?5 =:>:E :ED DAC625]k^AmkA 52E2\DE2CElQdc_Q 52E2\6?5lQfgeQm~G6C?:89E[ 4C6HD C6A@CE65 >:?:>2= 7:C6 24E:G:EJ 2=@?8 E96 D@FE96C? 6586 :? s:G:D:@?D p=A92 2?5 yF=:6E] ~? E96 H6DE6C? 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