A fire broke out yesterday afternoon north of Fairplay in the Valley of the Sun Subdivision. Residents in the area were evacuated to the Park County Fairgrounds.  

Since then, the Park County Sheriff’s Office allowed many residents to return home except those living on Porcupine Road.   

The 2-acre fire has not damaged any structures and no injuries were reported.   

Multiple fire districts were quick to respond.   

A number of uncontained wildfires are burning in Colorado today, mostly on the dry Western Slope.   

The Oil Springs fire has burned about 5,000 acres in Rio Blanco County southwest of Rangely.   

The Trail Canyon Fire was started by a lightning strike on Friday and has grown to nearly 900 acres southeast of Mesa Verde National Park and the city of Cortez.   

The 180 acre Sylvan Fire is burning in rural Eagle County about 12 miles south of Gypsum.   

The Muddy Slide Fire has burned at least 100 acres in the Routt National Forest south of Steamboat Springs.   

Over 20 counties in Colorado have implemented fire restrictions.   

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Danny “Dan R” Ridenour has been in radio and television broadcasting for over 40 years, starting as a senior in high school in Rogers, Arkansas. His radio career has had stops in Nashville, Memphis, Oklahoma, and eventually, Colorado. Dan enjoys being involved in the community, having been a member of the Upper Arkansas Service Club and is currently on the board of directors for the Salida Community Center and is a member of the Chaffee County Fair Committee. He and his wife Carrie spend their days doing everything the mountains have to offer: hiking, camping, fishing and skiing. They've raised 3 children and have 2 grandchildren.

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