▁books ▁Category : Liter ary ▁collabor ations <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁West ▁F ork ▁Complex ▁was ▁a ▁complex ▁of ▁wild f ires ▁near ▁Wolf ▁Creek ▁Pass ▁in ▁southern ▁Colorado . ▁The ▁first ▁fire , ▁the ▁West ▁F ork ▁fire , ▁was ▁started ▁by ▁light ning ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 ▁PM ▁on ▁June ▁ 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁All ▁three ▁fires ▁were ▁started ▁by ▁light ning . ▁As ▁the ▁fire ▁moved ▁into ▁heavy ▁dead ▁tim ber ▁in ▁early ▁June ▁thousands ▁of ▁fire fig h ters ▁strugg led ▁to ▁prevent ▁movement ▁of ▁the ▁fires ▁into ▁populated ▁areas . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁F ork ▁fire , ▁n ortheast ▁of ▁P ag osa ▁Spr ings , ▁Colorado , ▁south ▁of ▁W agon ▁W heel ▁G ap , ▁and ▁south west ▁of ▁South ▁F ork , ▁Colorado ; ▁the ▁Pap o ose ▁fire ▁south ▁of ▁Cre ede , ▁Colorado ; ▁and ▁the ▁small ▁Wind y ▁Pass ▁fire , ▁near ▁the ▁Wolf ▁Creek ▁ski ▁area . ▁As ▁of ▁the ▁afternoon ▁of ▁July ▁ 8 : ▁Pap o ose : ▁ ▁West ▁F ork ▁Fire : ▁ ▁Wind y ▁Pass : ▁▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁the ▁complex ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁W em in uche ▁W ilder ness ▁but ▁has ▁burn ed ▁into ▁surrounding ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁San ▁Juan ▁and ▁Rio ▁Grande ▁National ▁For ests ▁and ▁private ▁land . ▁The ▁fires , ▁particularly ▁the ▁West ▁F ork ▁fire , ▁burn ed ▁in ▁dead ▁trees ▁killed ▁by ▁the ▁spr uce ▁be et le . ▁Due ▁to