The lightning-sparked wildfire charred about an acre and is 40% contained, U.S. Forest Service officials said on social media shortly before 8 p.m.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office initially sent out an evacuation warning for a 3-mile radius around the fire, which is off of Log Jumper Trail near Jackson Creek Road and Rampart Range Road, at 5:30 p.m.

“Fire crews are actively working to contain the fire and have stopped all forward progression,” U.S. Forest Service officials said in an update Saturday night. “Crews will continue actively suppressing the fire and smoke will remain visible throughout the night and into tomorrow morning.

Sheriff’s officials because of the wildfire, including on South Platte River Road and South Highway 67/Sugar Creek Road.

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Only residents and first responders will be let into the southern portion of Eagle-Thomasville Road, also known as Crooked Creek Pass, the on social media.

Firefighters increased containment to 40% on Friday, U.S. Forest Service officials said in an update. The 20-acre wildfire near the Eagle and Pitkin county lines is now smoldering in “heavy fuels” like larger logs.

The Spring Creek fire has burned 21 acres near the Eagle and Pitkin county lines, just north of the Ruedi Reservoir, since it was discovered Tuesday. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

Firefighters stopped the fire from growing and gained 20% containment on Thursday, U.S. Forest Service officials said Friday morning.

Mandatory evacuations are still in place for homes along Eagle-Thomasville Road, also known as Crooked Creek Pass; north of Brush Creek Road; and south of Crooked Creek.

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The Bear fire, Willow fire and Spring Creek fire consumed nearly 200 acres this week in Garfield, Eagle and Las Animas counties, fueled by dry conditions and high winds.

Firefighters in Rifle gained full containment on the 10-acre Willow fire on Thursday afternoon, less than a day after the fire sparked in a backyard and raced along Government Creek to an apartment complex, where it destroyed an eight-unit building.

Two apartment buildings remained under mandatory evacuation overnight, but Garfield County officials said people were allowed to return home Thursday morning.

To the southeast, lifted all mandatory evacuation orders for the 150-acre Bear fire, which sparked Wednesday north of Trinidad near the Army’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site.

“We ask evacuees who return to their homes to please be vigilant and be prepared to re-evacuate if fire behavior changes,” fire officials said on Facebook.

To the north, almost 100 firefighters continued to fight the Spring Creek fire as it burned in the near the Eagle and Pitkin County lines.

The fire charred 20 acres northeast of Aspen with no containment since it first sparked on Tuesday, U.S. Forest Service officials said.

As of noon Thursday, crews were still constructing hand lines to contain the fire and dealing with critical fire weather, the forest service said.

Mandatory evacuations are still in place near the Ruedi Reservoir, including homes along Eagle-Thomasville Road, also known as Crooked Creek Pass; north of Brush Creek Road; and south of Crooked Creek.

The cause of all three fires is still under investigation.

The Willow fire was first reported at 4 p.m. as a backyard fire that was threatening a home in the 100 block of Willow Creek Circle, Colorado River Fire Rescue officials said in a news release.

“Due to strong winds and heavy fuel conditions, the fire quickly spread beyond the structure into the wildland area along Government Creek,” agency officials said.

High winds continued to push the fire toward Rifle Creek Apartments, and law enforcement officials ordered evacuations near Willow Creek Circle and West 30th Street.

The wildfire spread to the roof of an eight-unit apartment building at the complex and caused significant damage. The building is believed to be a total loss, fire officials said.

“Fire crews remain on scene working to contain the fire, extinguish hot spots and assess damage,” Colorado River Fire Rescue officials said Wednesday night. “The cause of the fire remains under investigation.”

The Willow fire burned an estimated 3 acres, according to the Bureau of Land Management’s fire information dashboard.

People displaced by the fire can go to the Garfield County Fairgrounds, 1001 Railroad Ave. in Rifle.

Residents of Las Animas County Road 78.9 and Bear Springs Trail should leave their homes immediately, according to a .

Residents who evacuate can go to a shelter at the Las Animas County Fairgrounds, 2000 N. Linden Ave. in Trinidad. Large animals are also welcome there.

The Bear fire, on County Road 133.8 near the Otero County line, has burned approximately 148 acres, according to the Bureau of Land Management’s wildfire dashboard.

Information about the cause of the fire is not available.

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Wildfires in Eagle, Garfield and Las Animas counties charred almost 200 acres, fire officials said Wednesday evening. Only one fire, the 3-acre Willow fire in Garfield County, appeared to have some containment.

The Willow fire started in a Rifle backyard just after 4 p.m. and quickly spread to wildland along Government Creek, Colorado River Fire Rescue officials said in a news release.

Fire officials ordered evacuations for people living along Willow Creek Circle and West 30th Street as the wildfire, fueled by high winds and heavy fuel loads, burned toward Rifle Creek Apartments and caught the roof of an eight-unit apartment building on fire.

“The building sustained significant damage and is believed to be a total loss,” fire officials said.

People displaced by the fire can go to the Garfield County Fairgrounds, 1001 Railroad Ave. in Rifle. Firefighters were still on scene Wednesday night working to contain the fire, extinguish hot spots and assess damage, the agency said. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Spring Creek fire continued to burn near , about 15 miles northeast of Aspen in the White River National Forest, with no containment Wednesday, the U.S. Forest Service said.

The fire, initially called the was reported just before 2 p.m. Tuesday near the Eagle-Pitkin county line and quickly caused Eagle County officials to order mandatory evacuations in the area.

People living along Eagle-Thomasville Road, also known as Crooked Creek Pass, should leave the area immediately, county officials said. The evacuation zone includes land north of Brush Creek Road and south of Crooked Creek.

Approximately 95 firefighters are working the fire and trying to build handlines while dealing with a large number of “snags,” or hazardous dead trees, which is slowing crews down. The fire grew by about 5 acres Wednesday and now measures 20 acres.

“Strong afternoon winds on the Spring Creek Fire created challenges for firefighters, limiting the support of the heavy helicopter and forcing firefighters to disengage because of the risk of falling snags,” forest service officials said.

The cause is under investigation, according to the agency.

Approximately 200 miles south of the Spring Creek fire, the Bear fire charred 148 acres near the Army’s Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site north of Trinidad.

Las Animas County officials ordered mandatory evacuations after the fire sparked Wednesday afternoon, including for people living near Las Animas County Road 78.9 and Bear Springs Trail.

The fire is burning near County Road 133.8 near the Otero County line, and the cause is also under investigation, fire officials said. People displaced by the fire can find shelter at the Las Animas County Fairgrounds, 2000 N. Linden Ave. in Trinidad.

The Eagle County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday ordered anyone between Crooked Creek Pass and the county line to .

Eagle County Emergency Management said someone reported a wildfire northeast of Ruedi Reservoir, near the line with Pitkin County, at about 1:27 p.m. Tuesday.

As of about 9 p.m., the fire was roughly 15 acres and threatened one structure. Firefighters used a helicopter to fight the fire Tuesday night and expected more equipment ot arrive Wednesday, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Initially, first responders evacuated the area between Brush Creek Road and Frying Pan Road. The order expanding the evacuation zone came at about 6 p.m. Tuesday.

The cause of the fire remains under investigation, officials said.

One westbound lane remained closed Wednesday morning, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.

The Paradise Fire started Tuesday afternoon, closing I-70 at mile marker 112 in South Canyon in Garfield County by 3:15 p.m. The Glenwood Springs Police Department said it started near the westbound lanes, but didn’t name a cause.

The fire eventually reached eight to 10 acres before crews brought it under control. Shortly after 4 p.m., the department said it had reached 20 acres, before revising that estimate down.

By late afternoon, about 44 firefighters worked to knock down flames in the canyon’s steep and rocky terrain, the department said.

Police said multiple agencies assisted with the response, including the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit, Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, Colorado River Fire Rescue, Garfield County Emergency Communications Authority, Garfield County Sheriff’s Office and the Colorado Department of Transportation.

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As of 11:21 p.m. Sunday, the mandatory evacuations had been lifted for the town of Campo in Baca County and an area bordered to the north by County Road J, to the east by County Road 36, to the west by County Road 24 and to the south by the Colorado-Oklahoma border, .

Emergency officials from Oklahoma at 12:47 p.m. Sunday and at 2:06 p.m.

The Sharpe fire sparked Friday evening in Oklahoma’s Cimarron County and was estimated to have consumed roughly 3,500 acres as of Sunday morning, according to a from the Oklahoma Department of Agriculture.

By Sunday evening, the burn area had exploded in size to an estimated 28,000 acres, according to a disaster emergency declaration from Colorado Gov. Jared Polis. It’s unknown how many of those acres are in Colorado.

The declaration activates a state emergency plan and directs state agencies “to take responsibility for all response, recovery, and mitigation efforts on the Sharpe Fire,” a news release from Polis’ office stated.

A roughly 70-mile stretch of U.S. 287 was closed for hours on Sunday between Lamar and the Oklahoma-Colorado border for the fire, according to the . The highway had fully reopened by Monday morning.

Heavy smoke from the fire dropped visibility and created unsafe conditions on the highway, prompting the closure, state transportation officials said.

“Oklahomans in the Panhandle are facing active wildfires, and our state is mobilizing resources to respond,” said in a statement on social media. That includes sending air support to fight the Sharpe fire, he said.

Southern Colorado was under red flag warnings for critical fire danger on Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. The warnings included parts of Baca, Crowley, Fremont, Huerfano, Kiowa and Otero counties . Another round of red flag warnings was forecast for the southern state on Monday .

“Elevated fire danger is expected,” the warnings stated. “Fires will catch and spread rapidly and erratically.”

of the fire showed walls of smoke stretching up into the sky from a dirt road as trucks from the volunteer-based responded.

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