Hundreds of homes evacuated during Quarry Fire near Ken Caryl
DENVER (KDVR) — The Quarry Fire ignited late Tuesday night in Jefferson County, forcing hundreds to evacuate.
The fire was discovered by a deputy around 9 p.m. along Deer Creek Canyon Road west of Grizzly Drive and was estimated at 341 acres as of Wednesday evening.
Quarry Fire evacuations
Deer Creek Mesa
Sampson
Maxwell
McKinney
Murphy
Quarry Fire pre-evacuations
Silver Ranch
Silver Ranch South
A map of the evacuations can be viewed here.
Quarry Fire evacuation center
Dakota Ridge High School in Littleton
Large animals at the Jefferson County Fairgrounds
GoFundMe has launched a centralized hub where people can find and donate to verified campaigns related to this fire and several others burning in Colorado. You can find that here.
Firefighters battle the Quarry Fire from the air on July 31, 2024. (Photo courtesy of viewer) A Type 6 brush truck from the Inter Canyon Wildland Division and a tanker on the scene of the Quarry Fire on July 31, 2024. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) Aircraft pull water from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park to battle the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. Firefighters defend homes from the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) Air crews are gathering water from Chatfield Reservoir to fight the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) Air crews are gathering water from Chatfield Reservoir to fight the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. (Colorado Parks and Wildlife) The Douglas County Helitack team joins efforts to fight the Quarry Fire on July 21, 2024. (Douglas County Sheriff’s Office) A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) Aircraft pull water from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park to battle the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. Aircraft pull water from the reservoir at Chatfield State Park to battle the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. Colorado Parks and Wildlife shared this image of a scooper plane filling with water at Chatfield Reservoir State Park. A large tanker aircraft flies over the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) A large tanker aircraft flies over the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024. A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) A wildfire ignited the night of July 30, 2024, along Deer Creek Canyon Road (Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office) This satellite image provided by Maxar Technologies shows a color infrared view of the fire line near Big Thompson Road of the Alexander Mountain Fire west of Loveland, Colo., Tuesday, July 30, 2024. (Satellite image ?2024 Maxar Technologies via AP) A large tanker aircraft flies over the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County on July 31, 2024.
FOX31 covered the fire throughout the day Wednesday. Archived live updates are below.
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