Firefighters responded Tuesday afternoon to a rapidly growing wildfire west of downtown Durango that required heavy air support throughout the afternoon and into the evening.
The Perins Peak Fire bega.
Firefighters stopped the Perins Peak Fire on Wednesday as mild weather and significant air resources helped crews limit the growth of the blaze to just 2 acres.
The fire is now at 102 acres after reac.
The Plumtaw Fire burning north of Pagosa Springs, which sparked on Tuesday, was mapped at 613 acres in size Wednesday morning, while people living in the Lost Valley of the San Juans remain under evacuation orders.
Firefighters were battling a 600-acre wildfire north of Pagosa Springs that put up a plume of smoke so big it could be seen from 50 miles away in Durango.
The fire, called the Plumtaw Fire, was report.
The Plumtaw Fire north of Pagosa Springs grew a little more than 10 acres overnight as firefighting crews and nearly a dozen aircraft battled the blaze Wednesday.
The fire was mapped at 613 acres late.