Evacuations for High Park Fire extends
TELLER COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) -- Friday evening, officials extended the evacuation order for the High Park Fire burning in Teller County. As of 8 p.m., the fire had reached 931 acres according to fire officials.
At 6:20 p.m., the Teller County Sheriff's Office released the following message:
EVACUATION ORDER for Cripple Creek Ranches and Mt. Pisgah Area due to a wildland fire. Everyone in this area is ordered to evacuate immediately.
At 6:36 p.m., the TCSO released another statement extending the evacuation again:
EVACUATION ORDER for Lost Burro and Cripple Creek Mountain Estates west of Teller 1 due to a wildland fire. Everyone in this area is ordered to evacuate immediately.
The Teller County Sheriff's Office says the shelter is at Woodland Park High School. Livestock can be taken to Cripple Creek Fairgrounds.
There is also a pre-evacuation notice for CCME, Rhyolite Mtn Mesa, Monarch, and Lost Canyon.
During a 1 p.m. Town Hall meeting at the Florissant Fire Station, officials said the High Park Fire was still at 0% containment and had grown to 673 acres.
According to InciWeb, the High Park Fire reached 846 acres as of 4:41 p.m.
There is 200 personnel fighting the flames.
During a media briefing at 9 a.m., officials said the fire had burned more than 400 acres.
For those looking to donate, the Teller County Sheriff's Office says they need:
- Water
- Gatorade
- Cough drops
- Eye drops
Those items can be taken to the Teller County Sheriff's Office:
The Bureau of Land Management shared a map of the fire by the State of Colorado’s Multi-Mission Aircraft when it was 386 acres.
