BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — A small wildfire burning between Allenspark and Lyons in Boulder County Tuesday morning prompted an evacuation warning from the sheriff’s office on Tuesday.
The evacuation warning was lifted by the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office at 4:37 p.m.
Residents near the area of Dry Creek St. Vrain Trail to the east were told to prepare to evacuate due to the fire, which is burning southeast of South Sheep Mountain and north of Highway 7 on the Roosevelt National Forest in U.S. Forest Service-owned lands, according to Boulder County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Vinnie Montez.
The evacuation map can be viewed here.
“If you are in that area prepare to evacuate – get your necessary items ready to go,” Montez said.
At the time of the evacuation warning, the fire was currently estimated at six acres in size. Resources were on scene, and air resources were operating in the area to provide water support, USFS officials said in a news release.
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