© 1998 - 2020 Nexstar Inc. | All Rights Reserved. Structures were damaged and destroyed on Wednesday, but it will be days until a full assessment can be completed due to the danger in the active fire area. Many locals believe she set the fire on purpose so she could stay home and fight a local Colorado fire instead of bei… Colorado Parks and Wildlife just announced they're teaming up with the organization Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. Portions of Highways 36, 14, 125, 7, 40, and 34 are closed due to the fire. Editor's note: We're making this story free to read due to public safety concerns. Active fire. The Cameron Peak fire started on Aug. 13 on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake. ... Hayman Fire (2002): 137,760 acres; West Fork Complex Fire … 2. The Cameron Peak Fire, which is still actively burning, has scorched 206,667 acres west of Fort Collins. All of Rocky Mountain National Park is closed to visitors Thursday due to the fire activity. At this time, initial assessments indicate the damage is minimal but full assessments have not been made. The Cameron Peak Fire, which is still actively burning, has scorched 206,667 acres west of Fort Collins. At that time, containment was at 10%. The Pine Gulch Fire near Grand Junction reached 139,007 acres before it was fully contained in late September. CDOT is strongly discouraging travel north/northwest of Boulder. Environmental conditions.Record drought and extreme weather conditions made the fire very unpredictable. Cameron Peak Fire (2020): 205,004 acres with 51% containment. The Cameron Peak fire started on Aug. 13 on the Arapaho and Roosevelt National Forests near Cameron Pass and Chambers Lake. The Hayman Fire was a challenging natural disaster for many reasons: 1. The fire made another big run east on Wednesday and is listed at 205,004 acres with 51% containment as of Tuesday morning. COLORADO -- On Friday, Governor Jared Polis met with families impacted by the ongoing wildfires burning in Colorado. The top-10 largest fires in Colorado history, according to the Denver Post are: Follow Kevin Lytle at twitter.com/Kevin_Lytle and at facebook.com/KevinSLytle. The fire prompted an emergency evacuation of a large area surrounding Rocky Mountain National Park, including the town of Grand Lake on Wednesday. The fire moved east across Highway 125 Wednesday. Structures destroyed on west side of Rocky Mountain National Park, Asteroid samples escaping from jammed NASA spacecraft: ‘Time is of the essence’, Navy: ‘Aircrew did not survive’ crash in Alabama neighborhood, Colorado Springs bandmates search city for missing drummer, Thousands displaced due to wildfires, at least 650 hotel rooms being used, Gov. Scope of the disaster.The fire burned across four counties, three United States Forest Service (USFS) ranger districts, three Natural Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) office areas, and three state forest service offices, making communicati… West Fork Complex Fire (2013): 109,049 acres, Missionary Ridge Fire (2002): 71,739 acres. Please support us by purchasing a digital subscription today. Gov. Cameron Peak Fire crews face 'near critical' conditions, The fire made another big run east on Wednesday, Cameron Peak Fire 'very active' from The Retreat to Storm Mountain, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Polis said keeping evacuees safe especially during the ongoing pandemic is one of the state's top priorities. The Cameron Peak Fire grew more than 20,000 acres from Tuesday to Wednesday to initially surpass the Pine Gulch Fire's size. COLORADO - An unusually high volume of trash, pet waste, and irresponsible recreation across state parks this summer have led to a new partnership. FOX21 affiliate KDVR reports homes have burned in the fire, but we don’t know the scope of the devastation yet. Read them here: Cameron Peak Fire crews face 'near critical' conditions. Barton's claim that she was attempting to burn a letter from her estranged husband was disputed by one of her teenage daughters who testified that a psychology teacher had told Ms. Barton to write her feelings in a letter and burn it. ►Looking for Thursday's Cameron Peak Fire updates? The fire, which started just over a week ago on October 14, had burned 19,086 acres as of 9 a.m. Wednesday, according to an InciWeb report.