Jerry McBride, The Durango Herald via APIn this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, firefighters monitor flames behind a home during a burnout operation that was performed south of County Road 202 near Durango, Colo. The burnout is used to take away fuel from wildfires. Firefighters use the technique to burn in conditions so that they can control the fire and prevent the loss of homes.
Jerry McBride, The Durango Herald via APIn this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, Randy Black, left, deputy chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Mike Tombolato, a Rocky Mountain Type One Team member, look over as a fire burns around homes south of County Road 202 during a burnout operation, a technique used to consume fuel from a growing wildfire, near Durango, Colo.
Jerry McBride, The Durango Herald via APIn this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, flames consume trees during a burnout operation that was performed south of County Road 202 near Durango, Colo. Firefighters use the technique as a means to control wildfires.
Jerry McBride, The Durango Herald via APIn this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, fire burns around homes south of County Road 202 during a burnout operation, a technique used to consume fuel from wildfires, near Durango, Colo. The fire is controlled as it approaches the homes as the blaze hits fire lines defended by firefighters after days of mitigation.
Courtesy of Colton BranstetterA view of the 416 fire from Missionary ridge, on June 9, 2018.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsThe Wyoming hotshots join the San Juan Hotshots and start working the 416 Fire's edge on June 1, 2018.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsThe Wyoming Hotshots work with the Snake River and Idaho City hotshots to burn a pice of ground from the back edge of the fire to protect the narrow gauge Silverton railroad tracks on June 5, 2018.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsWyoming Hotshots working on the the 416 fire on June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsA 6GH helicopter working the 416 fire along highway 550., on June 2, 2018.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsA ponderosa bine had a dead core and fire had started to burn it. The tree was going to fall above a road, so the Wyoming Hot shots worked to fall the tree on June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Julie James OttA view of the 416 from James ranch on June 7, 2016.
Jerry McBride, Durango Herald via APIn this photo taken Wednesday, June 6, 2018, the 416 Fire burns down Hermosa Cliffs above U.S. Highway 550 on the southeast side of the fire near Hermosa, Colo.
Courtesy of Erik J Greer416 Fire near Hermosa Creek, on June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Robert StewartDC9 dropping slurry just north of the James Ranch Photos taken June 4th.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsA ponderosa bine had a dead core and fire had started to burn it. The tree was going to fall above a road, so the Wyoming Hot shots worked to fall the tree, on June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Colton BranstetterA view of the 416 fire from Missionary ridge, on June 2 2018.
Courtesy of inciWebFire along US Hwy 550 on June 1, 2018.
Courtesy of Harrison Kairalla.June 6 view of the 416 fire from the animas valley, on June 2018.
Courtesy of La Plata County.A view of the 416 fire.
Courtesy of Emily MillerA view of the 416 fire taken from CR 203, on June 6, 2018.
Courtesy of Robert StewartA view of the 416 fire from James Ranch taken around 11pm on June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Hannah HarmonA view of Animas River flowing through Druango, Colorado with the 416 Fire burning in the background on June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Satellite image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company.A satellite images of the 416 wildfire burning near Hermosa, Colorado and north of Durango. The images were collected at approximately 11:47 AM, Mountain Time, June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Satellite image ©2018 DigitalGlobe, a Maxar company.A satellite image, color infrared view (which helps to distinguish between healthy vegetation and burned areas) that visually detail the 416 wildfire burning near Hermosa, Colorado and north of Durango. The images were collected at approximately 11:47 AM, Mountain Time, June 7, 2018.
Courtesy of Robert StewartChinook Helicopter dipping from a pond just north of James Ranch (June 5th) Courtesy of Robert Stewart
Courtesy of Robert StewartChinook Helicopter dipping from a pond just north of James Ranch (June 5th)
Courtesy of Robert StewartPicking up water from the cottonwood pond on James Ranch (June 7th) Courtesy of Robert Stewart
Courtesy of La Plata CountyA helicopter fly towards the 416 fire.
Courtesy of La Plata CountyA view of the 416 Fire.
Courtesy of Robert StewartA view of the 416 fire from James Ranch on June 4th, 2018. Provide by Robert Stewart
Jerry Day via APAn aircraft makes a fire retardant drop on a wildfire in the hills and forests near Durango, Colo., Friday, June 8, 2018. The blaze in southwestern Colorado forced hundreds of evacuations.
Courtesy of inciWebFire fighters backburn for the 416 Fire.
Courtesy of Kyle Miler, Wyoming HotshotsThe Wyoming Hotshots work with the Snake River and Idaho City hotshots to burn a pice of ground from the back edge of the fire to protect the narrow gauge Silverton railroad tracks, on June 5, 2018.
Courtesy of Robert StewartA view of the 416 fire from James Ranch on June 6, 2016.
Courtesy of Robert StewartA view of the 416 fire from James Ranch on June 8, 2016.
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In this Monday, June 11, 2018, photo, firefighters monitor flames behind a home during a burnout operation that was performed south of County Road 202 near Durango, Colo. The burnout is used to take away fuel from wildfires. Firefighters use the technique to burn in conditions so that they can control the fire and prevent the loss of homes.
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By Amy Brothers | abrothers@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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A growing team of firefighters is battling the 416 wildfire in hopes of preventing it from reaching and consuming hundreds of homes as another round of mandatory evacuations were issued Friday morning for 304 residences.
Law enforcement officers began knocking on the doors of homes at 10 a.m. Friday on the east and west sides of U.S. 550 from Electra Lake Drive north to Hermosa Cliffs Road and to the north end of Two Dogs Trail. Residents have until 4 p.m. Friday to evacuate.
There is some good news, however, while the blaze has consumed 7,180 acres of mostly forest lands, no homes have been burned and no people have been injured.