Overview
- Douglas County Sheriff's Office ordered evacuations around 1:10 p.m. for residents from Lake Gulch Road to Greenland Road and from Dahlberg Road to Highway 83.
- An evacuation point is open at the Douglas County Fairgrounds, and residents in the alert zone were told to leave immediately.
- Franktown Fire estimated the blaze at about 50 acres moving southeast, with firefighters reporting winds near 9 mph and gusts up to around 20 mph.
- County emergency management ordered 'air and blade' resources, and firefighting aircraft are assisting crews on the scene.
- Stage 1 fire restrictions and a red flag warning are in effect, and Colorado Parks and Wildlife says Castlewood Canyon State Park is not impacted.