{"id":222,"date":"2026-05-12T12:04:08","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:04:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=222"},"modified":"2026-05-12T12:04:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T12:04:08","slug":"evacuations-lifted-for-wildfire-near-carter-lake-west-of-loveland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coloradospringsmoverss.com\/?p=222","title":{"rendered":"Evacuations lifted for wildfire near Carter Lake west of Loveland"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Mandatory evacuations were lifted about four hours after they were ordered for a 12-acre wildfire near Carter Lake reported just before 3 p.m. Monday, according to officials.<\/p>

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No injuries were reported and no structures were damaged as of 5:30 p.m., Berthoud Fire Protection District spokesperson Andrew Kuiken said at the scene.<\/p>\n

The fire, which was 100% contained as of 6:48 p.m., was near the 2600 block of Sedona Hills Drive in Loveland, according to information aired on Pulse Point, an app that allows users to receive live alerts from various departments. Emergency evacuations were ordered for the Sedona Hills neighborhood, northeast of Carter Lake, just before 3:30 p.m., according to NOCO Alert, and were lifted at 6:56 p.m.<\/p>\n

The Red Cross opened an evacuation center at Grace Place Church, 375 Meadow Lark Drive in Berthoud; it closed after evacuations lifted.<\/p>\n

The fire, previously estimated at around 30 acres, was mapped at 12 acres as of 5:38 p.m., Kuiken said.<\/p>\n

Kuiken said firefighters were dealing with dry conditions and strong winds at the scene, saying that despite the snow just a few days ago, grass, bushes and brush have dried out enough to allow a fire to spread quickly.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you look at how dry, that is, it\u2019s still splintering, it\u2019s still very dry, and that\u2019s what\u2019s burning up there right now,\u201d Kuiken said while holding pieces of grass near the media staging area by County Roads 29 and 20. \u201cIt\u2019s still very, very dry and the fire danger\u2019s still very high out here.\u201d<\/p>\n

He said he didn\u2019t know what caused the fire to ignite in the Sedona Hills neighborhood.<\/p>

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He added that multiple crews assisted, including Loveland Fire Rescue Authority, Berthoud Fire Protection District, multiple Larimer County crews, Poudre Fire,\u00a0 Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, and Thompson Valley EMS.<\/p>\n