A grass fire in Arvada on Friday forced some door-to-door evacuations, but firefighters were able to contain the blaze.
At 1 p.m., all evacuations were canceled, Arvada police said.
Grass fire in the area of 86th and Fenton Street. Some house-to-house evacuations are taking place. Please use Wadsworth to travel north of 80th Ave. Use 80th Ave to travel east or west. pic.twitter.com/dQQm9oHRkN
– Arvada Police (@ArvadaPolice) April 29, 2022
The fire was in the area of West 86th Avenue and Fenton Street, according to the Arvada Police Department.
An evacuation was ordered from West 84th Avenue in the north to West 86th Avenue; Sheridan Boulevard west to Gray Court, police said. The fire shifted east to Sheridan. An emergency LookoutAlert has been sent to homes in the area.
The fire burned about 100 yards along a fence and railroad line. Parts of the fence and sheds were damaged by the fire, the Arvada fire department said. No casualties were reported. The cause of the fire is being clarified.
Many agencies remain on site to carry out major repairs and ensure that sparks are not re-ignited. The grass fire burned an area over 100 meters long. The fence line and the sheds are the only damaged structures. The cause of the fire is being clarified. pic.twitter.com/0HOt7b0I6X
– Arvada Fire (@ArvadaFire) April 29, 2022
Fire in Lakewood
In Lakewood, meanwhile, West Metro Fire Rescue firefighters responded to a backyard fire that quickly spread to a garage. The fire, driven by the wind, in block 300 on South Carr Street, was quickly extinguished. Firefighters described the fire as accidental, but the cause is still being clarified. No casualties were reported.
Quick stop on a very windy day. Our crews shortly before noon in an external fire in the backyard, which spread to the nearby garage in block 300 on South Carr Street in Lakewood. The fire happened by accident and the cause is being clarified. pic.twitter.com/44gfzMCBLX
– WestMetroFire (@WestMetroFire) April 29, 2022
The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning of high fire danger in the subway area, including Arvada. The warning was issued by 7 pm on Friday. Gusts of up to 50 mph and low relative humidity, about 15%, sparked the warning.
A red flag warning is in effect from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. today for gusts of wind up to 45-50 mph and low humidity close to 15 percent. In addition, widespread gusts of wind up to 40-50 mph will occur in the region from today to early Saturday morning as low pressure pushes east. #COwx pic.twitter.com/pZjioIoEnp
– NWS Boulder (@NWSBulder) April 29, 2022
Map of forest fires
Click on the bullets for details, use the buttons to change what forest fires are displayed. Map data is updated automatically by government agencies and can lag behind real-time events. Incident types are numbered 1-5 – type 1 incident is a large, complex forest fire affecting people and critical infrastructure, type 5 incident is a small forest fire with few staff involved. Find more information on the types of incidents at the bottom of this page.
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