firefighters. reporter: the winds have calmed down considerably since noon when they were gusting up to 30 miles an hour.. now it is call matt dusk. they had the road blocked off it is under a mandatory llcreek- evacuation. we packed overnight bags and all of our neighbors have evacuated. reporter: on the verge of tears, candace stewart tried to keep it we got 4 dogs and 2 cats out. reporter: there was no time to load up their three horses. i don t want to talk about it. reporter: in this peaceful canyon northwest of fort collins the beauty is disrupted by a thick smoke eclipsing the sun on a day that would otherwise be perfect. more than 60 firefighters are on the ground. we are on the edge of the fire. candace hope. it s unclear how these roadblocks will remain in place as ground crews and their support continue to try to contain the blaze. that was not the only major fire that burned today across the area. crews around the eastern plains were able to get this
several agencies got to that location, they found the wildfire, that was east of north county road 59 in cherokee park. several agencies responded they found the wildfire, and its a reverss 911 notification was sent and a call for evacuation for the mill creek subdivision. you know the fire is threatening several structures there. it is right now at 300 acres. it grew that size in a matter of hours yesterday afternoon. we are hoping to get more informatioo, and see if it is actually touched any of the structures this morning. that 9 a.m. ess conference with the will happen right here at the livermore community center. for more on the weather conditions, let s toss it over to katie lasalle. firefighting efforts. today, we will see very dry, but also dusty conditions across the western slopes. red flag warnings in effect for much of the mountain valleys and some of the palmer divide. where amanda is and where the starwood fire is burning, winds will be slightly, than what we sa
a pedestriannwas crossing against the light when she was hit by a ford f1 50. investigators say a driver of the pickup left the scene but was later found and arrested for dui. right now, this wildfire burning near red feather lakes is forcing evacuations for more than 40 homes. the starwood fire got out of control yesterday, after some strong winds to the fire across them dry brush. it has spread to over 300 acres, only 10% contained. this fire started north of fort collins near red feather lakes, subdivision to evacuate yesterday. we packed overnight bags, and all of our neighbors have evacuated. i don t even want to talk about it. they did tell me the people they have coming from cheyenne, and loveland, i hink, they are coming in specifically for the structures here, and the firemen are all aware of our horses and the barn. horses. larimer county officials say more than 120 people are on ground, so far no structures have been lost, or damage. not clear what sparked th