Fire officials anticipate the blaze to continue moving south. The weather looks somewhat favorable for suppression efforts, including possible rain, officials said.

The Derby Fire is now 3,569 acres and remains 0% contained as of Friday morning, growing about 1,000 acres since the previous measurement reported Thursday morning. There are 211 personnel working the fire,

A new wildfire west of Red Feathers Lakes has prompted mandatory evacuations for some residents in Larimer County Thursday.

The Turner Gulch Fire has burned 31,699 acres and is 80% contained. The Bureau of Land Management has reopened land north of Hwy 141 near Gateway, CO., and areas south of the highway remain closed to public access until the Turner Gulch Fire is contained, according to fire officials.

The two fires are called the Derby Fire, located in Eagle County near Garfield County, and the La Plata Fire, located in Chaffee and Lake counties in the Pike-San Isabel National Forests.