Hayden Pass fire grows to just under 13,000 acres as more expansion is expected

Crews battling the Hayden Pass fire southeast of Salida, which has grown to just 13,000 acres, will face low humidity and strong winds at higher elevations on Wednesday.
Almost 250 firefighters are expected to work the fire on what incident commanders hope will be a successful day of establishing perimeter lines.
“They are going to try to line that eastern edge of the fire,” said John Peterson, spokesman for the incident command. “The fire is predominantly moving eas