Overview
- Officials ordered evacuations in Lincoln and Elbert counties, with a Lincoln County alert at about 2:45 p.m. for the area between County Road 2T and County Road 22, north to County Road 2W.
- Fire officials in Simla directed evacuations around 12:45 p.m. for County Roads 74 to Highway 24 and County Roads 169 to 185, according to an Elbert County spokesperson.
- A shelter for evacuees is open at the Limon Area Fire Department at 130 C Avenue in Limon, according to an emergency alert.
- Flames jumped rural roads, burned near wind turbines, and pushed south and east between County Roads 86, 74, and 201 as firefighters outlined containment plans.
- Responders from Lincoln, El Paso, and Elbert counties coordinated by radio, and the National Weather Service reported a separate fire near Hoyt in southwest Morgan County.