The “Cold Springs Fire,” which started on Saturday afternoon, is now burning on 606 acres with zero percent containment.
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Mandatory evacuation notices have been given to more residents near the Cold Springs fire, near Nederland. The fire eventually spread from the ad hoc campsite, resulting in the Cold Springs Fire.
Two Alabama men have been taken into custody for their alleged role in the instigation of the Cold Springs Fire near Nederland in Colorado.
A fundraiser to help the couple has raised more than $56,000 as of Monday.
Boulder Canyon will continue to be closed west of Summer Road as fire conditions continue.
According to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office, two arrests were made on Sunday, July 10 in the Cold Springs fire.
A 5,100-acre wildfire raging through two national forests in south-central Colorado has forced the evacuation of two campgrounds, while residents of nearby communities were placed on standby to leave their homes if winds blow flames in their direction, the U.S. Forest Service said on its website.
The BLM says the firefighters were returning from a routine patrol investigating lightning strikes in the area when the accident occurred.
The driver was among the two deaths.
The injured firefighter was flown by helicopter to a Reno hospital, Clutter said.
No aircraft were flying Sunday night during the latest drone sighting, but firefighters had to ground their planes for several hours Friday night during another drone flight, Saylors said. It’s unclear if it was the same drone in all five instances.
The Hayden Pass Fire more than doubled in size to about 19 square miles on Monday and hasn’t been contained at all.
Saylors says a voluntary evacuation is in place for a small part of the town, but officials are reopening campgrounds in the nearby Pine Valley Recreation Area on Monday.
Authorities say the men left a poorly extinguished campfire, smoldering as hot, dry winds whipped down from mountain peaks, that sparked the fire Saturday, forcing evacuations of almost 2,000 people southwest of Boulder, the Post reported.
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The suspects, identified as Jimmy Andrew Suggs and Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, face fourth degree arson each, according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office.
