Colorado wildfires: Utah wildfire crosses state border into Montrose County

The nearly -acre wildfire burning in eastern Utah crossed the Colorado territory line Monday night spreading into Montrose County according to fire leaders That fire the Deer Creek fire joins four others already burning on Colorado s western slope Those four have already destroyed at least acres according to fire agencies across the area Jump to Deer Creek fire South Rim fire Wright Draw fire Turner Gulch fire Sowbelly fire Deer Creek fire near Paradox Utah s Deer Creek fire grew nearly acres between Monday and Tuesday and slowly spread across the Colorado edge Utah fire bureaucrats announced As of Tuesday morning the fire was burning on acres in eastern Utah and western Colorado and was contained according to fire authorities That s a -acre increase from Monday morning s size estimate It s unknown how much the fire s burned inside Colorado but Utah fire executives revealed it crossed into the state near Paradox just north of Colorado Thunderstorms and erratic winds forecast for the area Tuesday afternoon could increase fire activity according to Utah Fire Info a task force that partners with state and federal agencies The South Rim fire in Montrose County was burning on nearly acres of Colorado's western slope as of Monday July according to fire administrators Photo courtesy of South Rim Fire Information South Rim fire near Montrose The wildfire burning in and near Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park grew to nearly acres Monday night according to fire bureaucrats As of Monday the South Rim fire had consumed acres with no containment according to federal bureaucrats The wildfire burning about miles northeast of Montrose is one of four fires sparked by lightning during a Thursday storm and still burning Those fires and the Deer Creek fire together prompted Colorado Gov Jared Polis to issue a verbal calamity declaration on Sunday South Rim fire personnel are hosting a society meeting in Grace Society Church at Woodgate Road in Montrose The meeting will start at p m Tuesday The Turner Gulch fire and the Wright Draw fire near Gateway in Mesa County had destroyed more than acres as of Monday July Photo courtesy of the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit Wright Draw fire and Turner Gulch fire near Gateway Two wildfires burning southwest of Grand Junction in Mesa County have destroyed more than acres according to the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit The fires near Gateway were last mapped at p m Monday according to fire authorities Related Articles Fire Train arrives in Douglas County to douse wildfire hotspots Colorado wildfires More evacuations issued for Turner Gulch fire on Colorado s Western Slope Douglas County wildfires near Chatfield State Park contained Wildfires ignite in Douglas County add to damage from Western Slope blazes Douglas County wildfires prompt evacuations spread over miles At that time the Turner Gulch fire was burning on acres and the nearby Wright Draw fire had destroyed acres Colorado is closed between mile marker and mile marker for the fire functionaries reported The inhabitants is demanded to avoid the area The area around Colorado from mile marker to mile marker was evacuated administrators commented The following stretch between mile markers and remains under pre-evacuation orders The Sowbelly Fire burning in the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area in Delta and Mesa counties had charred acres as of Monday July Photo courtesy of the Bureau of Land Management Sowbelly fire near Delta The wildfire burning in the Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area on the edge of three western Colorado counties was still sitting at acres Monday night according to fire executives No containment has been made on the Sowbelly fire which is burning in parts of Montrose Delta and Mesa counties fire representatives explained The Dominguez Canyon Wilderness Area is about miles west of Delta More than fire personnel remained in the field Monday evening to battle the flames according to fire personnel This is a evolving story and will be updated Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter Get more Colorado news by signing up for our Mile High Roundup email newsletter