The big blow up. Another strong smoke inversion today. When it cleared the fire was extremely active. Ending the day around 26,000+ acres burned. We couldn't safely go into the drainage so we ended up with another much needed easy day. Great pictures today. First smoke column I've seen that big and close. All the work we've done isn't for nothing. Red Ridge didn't turn into a column and our line from yesterday held. However this fire is far from controlled. Its projected control date is now Sept.