10 Fires Burning in Colorado

Burnt remnants around the Royal Gorge Bridge

There are at least ten fires currently burning in Colorado.

The weather has been cooperating a bit with fire fighting efforts, with cooling temperatures and higher humidity, but winds are still sticking around.

Beaver Creek Fire is completely contained. It started Thursday, after a lightning strike. About seven acres were burned. No structures were threatened.

Bergen Rock Fire continues to smoulder, since being contained on Tuesday. No structures were ever in danger.

Big Meadows Fire is thirty percent contained. Nearly four hundred acres were lost to it. Three hundred fire fighters are working on it. No structures are in danger, due to the blaze.

Black Forest Fire is by far the biggest, and only at five percent containment. It has burned sixteen thousand acres, three hundred and eighty-nine homes. Two bodies have been found in it's wake.

Fern Creek Fire is at about ten acres. It's remote location and difficult terrain has led to only aircraft being able to fight it. No structures are in danger. Officials are hoping that it will not expand and eventually burn itself out.

Hacking Fire is one of two fires in the Dinosaur National Monument, combining at one hundred and fifty acres. It is in a remote area of the park and not threatening any structures. Officials are sending a helicopter to work on it.

Klikus Fire has burnt sixty acres. Located about five miles west of La Veta it is seventy-five percent contained. Thirty firefighters are battling it. No structures are in danger.

La Veta Fire has burnt forty-two acres. It is now considered one hundred percent contained.

Royal Gorge Fire destroyed twenty buildings around the Royal Gorge Bridge. Thirty-two hundred acres have been burnt by it. It is forty percent contained. One hundred and fifty fire fighters are busy with it. Twelve people were temporarily hospitalized due to smoke inhalation and other breathing problems related to the smoke. Some evacuations are still in place, because of the fire.

Wild Fire is currently burning on Wild Mountain in the Dinosaur National Monument. It's location has prompted warnings to stay away from the mountain and it's popular trails. Combined with the Hacking Fire, one hundred and fifty acres of the park are burning. No structures are in danger. A helicopter is being sent to deal with it.