VIDEO: Firefighter Drives Through Flames Of East Troublesome Fire
A paramedic with Grand County Emergency Medical Services was sitting shotgun -- and called Garrett Sullivan a hero.
A paramedic with Grand County Emergency Medical Services was sitting shotgun -- and called Garrett Sullivan a hero.
The East Troublesome Fire continues to threaten Colorado communities on its eastern and southern flanks.
Evacuees are sharing images of some of the East Troublesome Fire damage on social media.
A spokesperson for The Red Cross said the main evacuation shelter, the Embassy Suites in eastern Loveland, was at capacity as thousands evacuated from around Estes Park.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife says people who live in the vicinity of a fire may see an increased animal sightings and remind people to give them their space.
Potential is there for the Cameron Peak Fire And The East Troublesome Fire to merge together.
CBS4 Reporter Jamie Leary was in town as deputies ordered people to evacuate.
As of Thursday evening, the fire was estimated at 170,000 acres -- making it the second largest fire in Colorado history.
Additional communities around Estes Park have been placed on mandatory evacuation orders Thursday afternoon, as the East Troublesome Fire rages into Rocky Mountain National Park.
"We can't easily socially distance, we don't have any place to go right now," one evacuee said.
The East Troublesome Fire has exploded in size to 125,602 acres and has now moved into Rocky Mountain National Park, which has been closed to visitors.
Officials at Colorado's most popular national park took the extreme measure of closing the entire park to visitors due to the dangers posed by a devastating wildfire.
One day after the U.S. Forest Service announced the unprecedented closure of forest land due to wildfire potential, the City of Denver closed all its mountain parks in Clear Creek County with the same goal of prevention.
The first of two major cold fronts that will impact most of Colorado in the coming days arrived Thursday morning. Unfortunately the cold air is too shallow to the reach the mountains.
Temperatures below freezing and the potential for rain and snow in the coming days likely won't put out the wildfires burning across Colorado.
The CalWood Fire has forced a mandatory evacuation for people living in Lyons Park Estates. For many who've lived in Lyons, being on standby triggers PTSD from the 1,000-year flood in 2013 that devastated the town.
Windy, dry conditions pushed the East Troublesome Fire across Colorado Highway 125 Wednesday afternoon.
Two restaurants in Boulder are helping wildfire victims and firefighters.
A restaurant in Laporte, northwest of Fort Collins, is stepping up to help the community devastated by the Cameron Peak Fire.
Historic wildfire activity in Colorado prompted the U.S. Forest Service to temporarily close all national forest land in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder and Larimer counties.
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wished a member of his cabinet well after the man was sent to help fight the Cameron Peak Fire.
Months after the start of the Cameron Peak Fire there are still animals in buildings by the Budweiser Events Center as evacuated people and who have lost property remain out of their homes.
Containment on the Cameron Peak Fire fell on Tuesday to 51%.
People evacuated due to the CalWood and Lefthand Canyon Fires can pick up their mail at their post offices until delivery resumes.
If not for the quick response of dozens of volunteer firefighters Saturday night, damage from the CalWood Fire could be much worse.
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