Update: 37E Fire near Lyons fully contained, evacuations lifted

Rebecca Powell and Chris Abshire, Fort Collins Coloradoan
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5:30 p.m. Sunday: Fire officials stated the 37E fire is 100% contained

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5:30 p.m. Saturday update: Fire officials have downgraded all mandatory evacuations on the 37E fire to voluntary evacuations. As of 3 p.m., the fire was holding at approximately 114 acres, as favorable weather allowed crews to get containment up to 40%.

Earlier Saturday, fire officials had also lifted all voluntary evacuations from Chimney Hollow Road east to County Road 31 and north to Sprague.

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8:30 p.m. Friday update: As of late Friday evening, the fire was still approximately 300 acres at 0% containment. According to a Larimer County emergency release, approximately 130 personnel from multiple agencies will continue to work on the blaze overnight.

Four power poles were damaged on Friday as the fire started, initially knocking out power for nearly 500 members, according to the Poudre Valley REA. As of 8 p.m., power had been restored to all but 17 services.

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A wildfire burning about 300 acres southwest of Carter Lake and northeast of Lyons in southern Larimer County has prompted mandatory evacuations, according to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office.

The fire, dubbed the 37E Fire, is burning about 4 miles north of Lyons in the Blue Mountain area. There is no containment, the sheriff's office tweeted about 8 p.m. Friday.

Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for residents:

  • on Dakota Ridge Road and Chimney Hollow Road

  • on Vision Way and County Road 37E

  • on Moss Rock Drive on both sides of the Larimer-Boulder County border

  • south and east of Larimer County Road 37E to the Larimer-Boulder county line

Residents in these areas are urged to evacuate immediately.

Voluntary evacuations are also in place for Chimney Hollow Road east to County Road 31 and north to Sprague.

A Red Cross evacuation center has been set up at the Lifebridge Church, 10345 Ute Highway in Longmont.

Due to smoke from the fire, an air quality heath advisory is in effect for the area through Saturday morning, according to the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment.

For updates from Larimer County emergency services, text the word LCEVAC to 888777 on your cell phone.

This is a developing story and will be updated.

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This article originally appeared on Fort Collins Coloradoan: Evacuations lifted after wildfire near Blue Mountain in Larimer County