Fire crews continue to battle wildfires across the state. Here is a rundown of the multiple blazes across Colorado:
BLACK RIDGE FIRE
The Black Ridge Fire is about 14 miles southwest of Durango and has burned about 50 acres. It started on Wednesday afternoon.
As of 2:30 p.m. Thursday, the fire was 40 percent contained, with flare-ups within the fire perimeter. Hand crews are working to establish a fire-line and a water tank is staged nearby to help crews.
BEAVER CREEK FIRE
The Beaver Creek Fire is burning 24,798 acres. The fire gained 1,913 acres Sunday. This fire started back in June and is ripping through beetle kill in Routt National Forest near the Wyoming border.
It is five percent contained, and fire crews expect to have things under control by some time in October. The cause of the fire is unknown at this time.
COLD SPRINGS FIRE
At last check, the Cold Springs Fire is burning 528 acres near Boulder County about two miles northeast of Nederland. On Wednesday, containment increased from 25 to 80 percent despite a red flag warning. Full containment is expected on Thursday.
Nearly 2,000 people were evacuated, but on Wednesday, some residents returned to their homes. The Boulder Office of Emergency Management says 403 people remain under mandatory evacuation orders. They will be able to return to their homes on Thursday night at about 8 p.m.
At least eight families have lost their homes to the blaze. Nearly 500 firefighters are on the ground working to put out the flames.
Tips from the community led investigators to the men they believe are responsible for starting the fire. Jimmy Suggs, 28, and Zackary Kuykendall, 26, are from Alabama. Deputies said Suggs and Kuykendall started a campfire during their stay and put it out by covering it with rocks and dirt. They are both facing arson charges, not because they intentionally started it, but because firefighters say they were negligent. They appeared in court Monday and will be formally charged on Wednesday.
FORT CARSON FIRE
A 720-acre blaze continues to burn on the training range in the southwest corner of Fort Carson. It started at around 6 p.m. on July 10.
The 4th Engineer Battalion has built containment lines. Currently, the fire is 40 percent contained.
UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and a CH-47 Chinook from the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade helped with water drops.
The fire started in rough terrain on the training range. What caused it is under investigation, since there was no live training happening when the fire broke out.
The fire is not threatening people or structures.
HAYDEN PASS FIRE
A fire burning 3 miles southwest of Coaldale and 20 miles southeast of Salida and has burned 16,414 acres. It's very active and is burning in heavy beetle kill area, so many of the trees are dead and burn quickly. The fire is 35 percent contained. They believe the fire started on July 8 around 6 p.m. from a lightning strike.
The US Forest Service says a majority of the fire is in the Sangre de Cristo Wilderness, just south and east of Hayden Pass.
The fire forced thousands of families to evacuate. More than 600 personnel are fighting the blaze.
RED TABLE FIRE
This fire, burning near Sylvan Lake in Eagle, is just under 20 acres.
The fire is located at Antone Cabin Springs Drainage southwest of Sylvan Lake and east of LEDE Reservoir.
Smoke from the wildfire, which is burning in heavy subalpine fir and spruce, can be seen from Eagle.
