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  • Quarry Fire is now an arson investigation, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirms Friday

    Quarry Fire is now an arson investigation, Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirms Friday

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    JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. — There is now an active arson investigation underway into the Quarry Fire, the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office confirmed during its Friday morning news conference.

    Kevin Bost, the chief of investigations with the Jeffco sheriff, said elaborated on the point of origin for the Quarry Fire. It’s on “Deer Creek above Grizzly in the switchback area,” Bost said.

    He clarified that the reason there is now an arson investigation underway is because the Jeffco sheriff’s office believes the Quarry Fire is “human caused in some manner.”

    Bost called it a sensitive investigation, and said he could not share any further details at this time.

    Jeffco sheriff’s office confirms Friday Quarry Fire is now an arson investigation

    informed sources told Denver7 Chief Investigative Reporter Tony Kovaleski on Thursday that fire investigators found some “weird items” at what theyconfirmed to be the source of the Quarry Fire in Jefferson County.

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    ‘Weird items’ found at origin of Quarry Fire, source tell Denver7 Investigates

    The Quarry Fire was first reported Tuesday night and remains at 0% containment as of Friday morning, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office.

    The fire did grow 100 acres overnight, but the Jeffco sheriff’s office said Friday that it moved toward an area with no homes.

    The firefighting crew now stands at 185 people with another hotshot team arriving, according to Mark Techmeyer, the public affairs manager for the Jeffco sheriff’s office. There are now 40 hotshot firefighters on the ground battling the Quarry Fire, Techmeyer said.

    “We have 20-year firefighters who are saying, ‘I’ve never worked in terrain like this,’” Techmeyer said during Friday’s news conference.

    Techmeyer said there would only be three helicopters fighting the fire from the air Friday.

    Chatfield Reservoir will be open to boating and water recreation Friday, according to the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast Region.

    “Quarry Fire operations with the belly planes has finished. Helicopters may still be in the area, but they can work around the boats,” CPW said.

    The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office will hold another news conference Friday at 2 p.m. to provide another update on the status of the Quarry Fire.

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  • Evacuations underway north of Lyons as Stone Canyon Fire grows to 85 acres in size

    Evacuations underway north of Lyons as Stone Canyon Fire grows to 85 acres in size

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    BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — Evacuations were underway north of Lyons due to a wildfire that ignited in the Stone Canyon area in Boulder County early Tuesday afternoon.

    The Stone Canyon Fire was reported just before 2 p.m. Tuesday by Boulder County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Vinnie Montez, who said crews were responding to the area to “size up the situation.”

    A map of the evacuation area, which includes Blue Mountain and Spring Valley, can be viewed here or in the map below.

    Boulder County Sheriff’s Office

    Evacuees can go to the Boulder County Fairgrounds in the Exhibit Building. Those with animals “of all sizes” can also go to the fairgrounds, located at 9595 Nelson Rd. in Longmont, or to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds in Golden, officials said.

    The following road closures were in effect as of 3 p.m., according to the Boulder Office of Disaster Management:

    • Eagle Canyon Road between Stone Canyon Drive and Steamboat Valley Road
    • Lewis Lane from Eagle Ridge Road
    • Stone Canyon Drive from Highway 36
    • Osprey Lane from Eagle Valley Drive
    • Eagle Valley Drive from Stone Canyon Drive
    • Nolan Road
    • Peregrine Lane from Eagle Valley Drive
    • Falcon Lane at Eagle Valley Drive

    AirTracker7 flew over the scene of the blaze and captured what appeared to be a structure that had already been lost to the flames, but information about losses to property or injuries due to the fire was not immediately available from the sheriff’s office.

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    A red flag warning is in effect for Larimer and Boulder counties between 6,000 and 9,000 feet through 8 p.m. Tuesday due to westerly winds that could bring gusts of up to 30 mph and low relative humidity for the northern Front Range foothills, according to the National Weather Service in Boulder.

    Fire conditions in the area “will be favorable for rapid fire spread. … Avoid outdoor burning and any activity that may produce a spark and start a wildfire,” weather service officials said.

    Anyone in Boulder County looking for the latest updates on the Stone Canyon Fire should text BocoInfo to 888-777 or go to BoulderODM.gov.

    The Stone Canyon Fire was estimated to be around 85 acres in size as of 3:45 p.m. Tuesday and “is growing,” according to Boulder ODM officials. Multiple air tankers and approximately 10 fir trucks and wildland vehicles are responding to the fire and more an on the way.

    The cause of the fire remains unknown at this time.

    Evacuations underway north of Lyons due to wildfire in the Stone Canyon area

    This is a breaking, developing news story and will be updated.

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