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New fire starts in Colorado, burning along Front Range mountainside

By Piper Russell July 22, 2025 | updated 7 days ago

Photo courtesy: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

Photo courtesy: Jefferson County Sheriff's Office.

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A new wildfire has started burning on a mountainside about 1/2-mile north of the North Fork of the South Platte River, and 1/4-mile west of Foxton Road.

According to a Facebook post from the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office, the fire is burning in a remote area and there are no evacuations ordered at this time. The Elk Creek Fire Protection District has ordered the Douglas County Sheriff’s helicopter.

The North Fork of the South Platte River flows about 20 miles southwest of Denver.

This fire joins five wildfires already burning across Colorado, including the Deer Creek Fire, Turner Gulch Fire, South Rim Fire, Sowbelly Fire, and Wright Draw Fire.

Find more information about the wildfires burning across Colorado here.

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