Colorado wildfire update: Latest information on Pine Gulch, Grizzly Creek, Cameron Peak and Williams Fork fires

Four wildfires are burning large swaths of Colorado as high temperatures and low humidity contribute to prime burning conditions across the state. The effects from the smoke can be felt all the way to the Front Range, as state public health officials issued air quality alerts for older adults, children and those with sensitive conditions.
This is updated information as of Saturday morning.

Pine Gulch fire

After days of uncontrolled growth, the Pine Gulch fire remained relatively stable overnight and now sits at 74,807 acres and 7% containment as of Saturday morning.
Fire officials have focused all week on protecting Garfield 204, along which are residences and oil and gas operations.

The wildfire, burning 18 miles north of Grand Junction since July 31, remains the fourth-largest in Colorado’s recorded history.

Grizzly Creek fire

The wildfire in Glenwood Canyon grew 5,000 acres overnight and is now burning nearly 20,000 acres.
Winds were favorable Friday and fire lines held in No Name drainage as the fire stayed low in the canyon without spreading across the drainage, Grizzly Creek fire officials said Saturday morning on the incident webpage.
Bureau of Land Management recreation sites and boat ramps have been closed on the southern part of Colorado River Road near Dotsero, including Cottonwood Landing boat ramp, Lyons campground and boat ramp, and Dotsero boat ramp...

Cameron Peak fire

The wildfire burning in Larimer County is up to 5,424 acres, officials said Saturday morning, as crews attempt to keep the flames from the Red Feather Lakes area.
Firefighting on Saturday will be centered on keeping the wildfire from reaching areas with structures and residences, while officials monitor the more rural forest areas from afar, Beau Kidd, a fire spokesman, said in a Facebook video.
Officials on Friday asked people to avoid Poudre Canyon, Red Feather Lakes and other recreational areas.
The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office previously ordered evacuations of campgrounds, hiking trails, lakes and picnic areas in a 300,000-acre area in the Roosevelt National Forest.

Williams Fork fire

The wildfire 15 miles north of Fraser burned actively overnight and now sits at 1,300 acres, officials said on the fire’s incident webpage.
On Friday, several campgrounds were ordered to evacuate...

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