Monday, July 29, 2024

Wildfire prompts evacuations near Estes Park

A new wildfire was reported between Estes Park and Loveland. The Larimer County Sheriff has issued a mandatory evacuation:
Mandatory Evacuations ordered for wildfire near Storm Mountain. Drake to Dam Store along Highway 34 including Storm Mountain and Palisade Mountain need to EVACUATE IMMEDIATELY.
According to the latest from US Forest Service officials, the fire is about 864 acres in size, and is burning on the Roosevelt National Forest north of Highway 34. Two roads are currently closured: Hwy 34 from Estes to County Road 29, and County Road 43.

For more information on what's now being called the Alexander Mountain Wildfire, please visit the Larimer Sheriff Twitter page, the Larimer County page and the Noco Alert website. The fire now has an InciWeb page.

Here's some video from CBS Colorado:





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