Evacuation orders on the High Park Fire were lifted at 10 a.m. Wednesday after firefighters reached 69% containment on the fire, which has burned 1,572 acres in the Cripple Creek area. cofire
The Teller County Sheriff’s Office said residents who present valid ID or proof of residency will be the only people allowed back into the areas that were evacuated, and firefighting crews will still be working in the area.
The containment lines for the fire include its full western edge and most of the northeastern edge of the fire behind homes on Lakemoor Drive. The uncontained area remains on the southeastern side of the fire, according to Teller County. Fire crews are working Wednesday to connect fire lines into Four Mile Creek and continue securing the perimeter, Dallas said. On the area that was uncontained as of Wednesday morning, crews will work on fire lines to try to gain more containment.
Temperatures in the area will be in the low 70s, with winds out of the south around 12 mph and gusting to 20 mph. Relative humidity will be in the upper-20s, according to Dallas.
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