The right lane of the highway is closed between County Road F45 and Barrett Road, about 12 miles north of Florence, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation.
Critical fire weather conditions are expected Wednesday afternoon for parts of the Eastern Plains and the Palmer Divide, according to the National Weather Service, including Kiowa and El Paso counties. Fire departments and agencies working on the fire on Tuesday include: Fremont County, Highway 115, Penrose, and the Southern Colorado Interagency Wildland Fire Team. The cause of the fire is under investigation.Click markers for details, use buttons to change what wildfires are shown. Map data is automatically updated by government agencies and could lag real-time events.
Incident types are numbered 1-5 — a type 1 incident is a large, complex wildfire affecting people and critical infrastructure, a type 5 incident is a small wildfire with few personnel involved. Find more information about incident types at the bottom of