fern lake fire

Many of us are singing the praises of the sunshine and near 60 degree weather in Colorado this week. However, the dry, warm temperatures are not good for crews still battling the Fern Lake Fire in Rocky Mountain National Park. Red flag conditions led to more smoke visible along the front range and the fire has jumped Spruce Creek.

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If you've looked at the mountains at all today, or over the weekend you can see a lot of smoke coming from an area near Estes Park. All of that smoke is from the Fern Lake Fire, which has been burning in Rocky Mountain National Park since October 9th.

A new wildfire is spewing smoke in Rocky Mountain National Park, near Estes Park, Colorado. According to the Coloradoan, air support was called to help contain the fire this afternoon. At 6pm, Rocky Mountain National Park tweeted that the fire has grown to over 300 acres and is heading north toward the Ute trail.