Overview
- Baca County ordered mandatory evacuations Sunday for the Town of Campo and areas along Road 24 to Highway 287 as a fast-moving wildfire advanced.
- Colorado Governor Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency that activated the state’s emergency operations center.
- The Sharpe Fire, which started in Oklahoma’s Panhandle on Friday, pushed into Colorado and grew to about 28,000 acres with roughly 5% containment under a Red Flag Warning.
- Oklahoma Forestry Services provided air support and agencies deployed more than 100 responders to reinforce fire lines in Baca County.
- Evacuation orders for Campo were lifted Sunday evening while nearby rural zones stayed under orders as crews held lines around the town.