Colorado Fires Continue Burning Along the Front Range

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(TNS) – A status report on the four main fires burning along the Front Range:

Alexander Mountain

The Alexander Mountain fire has hit more than two dozen structures, according to the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office. The structures are reportedly in the immediate area of Palisade Mountain Drive and Snow Top Drive, the sheriff’s office said in a release.

In a separate update, the fire was confirmed to have grown to more than 8,000 acres and remains at 1 percent containment.

Emergency crews are prioritizing protecting homes in the Masonville and Cedar Park areas. A major objective of Thursday’s operations included preventing the fire from moving south across U.S. 34 to more heavily wooded areas.

Stone Canyon

The Stone Canyon fire, burning near Lyons, was 20 percent contained as of around 5 p.m. Thursday. The fire did not grow much overnight or during the day, and is still sitting at 1,548 acres.

Crews were able to contain the fire along the southeast corner, according to an update from Boulder Office of Disaster Management.

As of just after 3 p.m., several more Lyons-area neighborhoods were given the all clear, meaning people could return to their homes after being evacuated. These neighborhoods include Steamboat Valley and Stone Canyon.

One fire-related death was reported on Wednesday, officials said. No further deaths or injuries have been reported.

By Wednesday afternoon, more than 120 firefighters with 37 trucks were working on scene to manage the fire

Lake Shore

The Lake Shore fire near the Gross Reservoir in Boulder County was 10 percent contained as of about noon Thursday, according to the Boulder Office of Disaster Management.

All evacuation orders and road closures were lifted earlier in the morning.

One home was lost to the fire.

The fire appears to have been human-caused and accidental, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.

Quarry

The Quarry fire in Jefferson County has reached a quarter mile from the closest structure despite an increase in resources.

The fire was over 341 acres with zero percent containment Thursday morning.

The firefighting team was able to double its resources Thursday with 155 firefighters, as opposed to the 75 Wednesday. They also added 23 different fire apparatus, like trucks.

Four firefighters suffered heat exhaustion and another had a seizure, but all are doing fine Thursday morning and no homes were lost overnight in the fire, which started in a 10- by 10-foot area in open space Tuesday at around 9 p.m.

There are around 600 people still evacuated from five subdivisions as of Thursday morning. The areas still evacuated are: Deer Creek Mesa, Sampson, Maxwell, McKinney and Murphy subdivisions.

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