The closures went into effect at midnight on Tuesday and will be re-evaluated daily as conditions change.

Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox. None of the evacuees are being allowed home yet because of the expected dangerous winds in the area.

Meanwhile, the Mullen Fire in southeastern Wyoming and northern Colorado has burned 276 square miles. A total of 95 people are fighting the fire, which started September 6.

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Market data provided by Factset. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. The Mullen Fire is burning in the Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming as well as Routt National Forest in Colorado. The Middle Fork Fire has burned 20,033 acres and is only 1% contained. However, due to the unpredictable nature of COVID-19, exposure can happen.

| A wildfire destroyed 29 homes and 31 other structures in a southeastern Wyoming forest and threatened to remain active for weeks to come, officials said. "The number of large fires and extreme fire behavior we are seeing on our Forests this year is historic," Forest Supervisor Monte Williams said in a statement. Officials continued to urge residents of Centennial, population 270, to be ready to evacuate if the fire spreads eastward toward Sheep Mountain and … Here’s the latest on those fires and others burning across the state. It is 176,047 acres and is 30 percent contained. Wyoming Highway 230, which connects Laramie with Colorado communities including Steamboat Springs, was closed. ROUTT COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4)– The Mullen Fire burning in Wyoming burning north of the Routt County line has burned 35,810 acres with just 2% containment. This is the first ax-throwing facility in Casper.
The cause was under investigation. Click here to subscribe. ", This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a natural color photo of the Lake of the Pines neighborhood and Allens Lake, Tuesday, Oct. 20, 2020, after the CalWood Fire burned through the area, west of Longmont, Colo., in Boulder County. Colorado wildfires update: Latest on the CalWood, Lefthand Canyon, Cameron Peak and Ice fires By Sam Tabachnik PUBLISHED: October 21, 2020 at 10:20 a.m. | UPDATED: October 21, 2020 at 1:08 p.m. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Polis said keeping evacuees safe especially during the ongoing pandemic is one of the state's top priorities.

Thousands evacuated as winds fan blazes, destroy large number of homes. The U.S. Forest Service said Tuesday that due to the "unprecedented and historic fire conditions," it was temporarily closing national forest lands in Clear Creek, Jefferson, Gilpin, Boulder and Larimer counties. 5500 Bishop Boulevard. © 1998 - 2020 Nexstar Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

(US Forest Service/InciWeb). COLORADO -- On Friday, Governor Jared Polis met with families impacted by the ongoing wildfires burning in Colorado. It was still too risky for homeowners to return, Undersheriff Josh DeBree said. Market data provided by Factset. If you are looking to give feedback on our new site, please send it along to, To view this site properly, enable cookies in your browser. The Mullen fire, burning in south-central Wyoming has spread into Colorado and the fire has burned 117,420 acres, about 183-square miles, since starting on Sept. 17.
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