As per reports, Larimer County emergency officials have issued evacuation orders on Monday (17 March) due to an active wildfire burning west of Berthoud, Colorado.

• At approximately 1340 hours (local time) mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents in the area surrounding the 5300-block of West County Road 8E. The mandatory evacuation zone extends between Homer Road on the north to County Road 6 on the south.
• A voluntary evacuation notice was subsequently issued at approximately 1345 hours (local time) for a larger area which includes Lonetree Reservoir and Welch Reservoir.
• The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office has established a large animal evacuation center at the Ranch, located in Loveland. Additionally, westbound County Road 8E has been closed at County Road 23 due to the fire.