Update: at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday evening the following Eagle County neighborhood residents, businesses and others have been ordered to pre-evacuation status; the area of Sylvan Lake State Park, including Frost Creek, Salt Creek, and Bruce Creek.
Instead of laying down overnight on Monday, the Sylvan wildfire in Eagle County nearly doubled in size overnight to 2,630 acres.
Smoke rises from the East Troublesome fire in summer 2020, among several large wildfires that affected public lands and air quality in Colorado.
As of 9:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, the Sylvan Fire burning 12 miles south of Eagle nearly doubled in size overnight and now covers nearly four square miles.
As of 12:00 noon today the National Weather Service issued a red flag fire weather warning until 9:00 p.m. for most of Colorado’s Western Slope. As of 12:00 noon, Eagle County red-flag warnings boosted fire restrictions to Stage 2. At Stage 2, there is a ban on all outdoor fires, including campfires, charcoal grills, and wood-burning stoves. Propane devices are exempt.
Crews are reported to be working on three sides of the blaze, directing it toward Red Table Mountain. Justin Conrad, U.S. Forest Service Sylvan Fire management officer, said that that direction was chosen because vegetation to fuel the fire is more sparse there.
The fire, which began on Sunday afternoon, is burning in timber on the White River National Forest about half a mile from Sylvan Lake State Park. Lightning is the suspected cause of the wildfire.
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