UPDATE: 5:31 p.m. Crews from several fire agencies have fully contained a grass fire northeast of El Rancho Brewing Co. after fighting the flames for about two hours on a windy Labor Day afternoon.
Crews responded Monday to a small grass fire near Rainbow Hill Road, north of Evergreen and the El Rancho exit. Area residents were put in pre-evacuation orders, but crews nearly fully contained the fire by 4:30 p.m.
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The wildfire outlook was just released for the Rocky Mountain area, and forecasters are expecting above-average wildfire activity over the next 4 months in Colorado.