All mandatory evacuations have been lifted, but voluntary ones remain for a 10-acre wildfire burning near the town of Wolcott in Eagle County.
Multiple federal and county resources, including aircraft and a Hotshot crew, are responding to the blaze, which the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit said is โquickly advancing.โ It has been named the Red Canyon Fire.
In an update just before 9 p.m. Wednesday, the Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit said resources will remain on scene through the night. The unit predicts the fire will be contained by 10 p.m. Wednesday, and firefighters will have “full control” of the blaze by 6 p.m. Thursday.
The wildfire forced the closure of both directions of Interstate 70 and prompted evacuations Wednesday. Eagle County initially issued mandatory evacuation orders for Red Canyon and Horn Ranch north of I-70 from approximately mile marker 151 to mile marker 154.
