Overview
- A state mapping flight measured the blaze at 2,065 acres, with no containment despite slower behavior in cooler weather.
- Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration that activated the State Emergency Operations Plan.
- Air tankers and helicopters are helping crews cut control lines along the fire’s flanks.
- The National Interagency Fire Center lists 77 personnel on the incident and about 30 structures at risk.
- Officials suspect a human-caused start on private land, and local groups are sending water and sports drinks to firefighters.