Photos: Wildfires on the Front Range

By Stephanie Rivera, Hart Van Denburg, Kevin J. Beaty, and Molly Cruse

· Aug. 1, 2024, 4:00 am

A firefighting helicopter loads up with water from the Chatfield Reservoir during efforts to quell the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

Alexander Mountain Fire burns in foothills west of Loveland — As a wildfire burns in the background, Sylvan Dale Guest Ranch wrangler Sierra Moore, right, and other wranglers help move horses to trailers for evacuation on Monday, July 29, 2024. It’s unclear what started the fire, which firefighters are calling the Alexander Mountain fire, but it has forced authorities to order the evacuation of nearby residents.

ALEXANDER WILDFIRE SMOKE HORSETOOTH RESERVOIR — A bicyclist pedals along County Road 23 above Horsetooth Reservoir on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, as the nearby Alexander Mountain fire continues to burn.

ALEXANDER WILDFIRE CLOSES HIGHWAY 34 AT LOVELAND — On Highway 34 west of Loveland, a local woman who asked to not be named holds ups sign thanking first responders and waves at passing vehicles on Wednesday, July 31, 2024, as the nearby Alexander Mountain fire continues to burn.

Alexander Mountain fire aircraft — An American flag blows in the breeze below smoke from the Alexander Mountain fire on Monday, July 29, 2024. It’s unclear what started the blaze, but it has forced authorities to order the evacuation of nearby residents in the foothills west of Loveland.

Alexander Mountain Fire burns in foothills west of Loveland — Sharlynn Walmsley, along with her husband Gary, not pictured, evacuated their in the foothills west of Loveland after a wildfire started a few ridges over from their place, on Monday, July 29, 2024. It’s unclear what started the fire, which firefighters are calling the Alexander Mountain fire, but it has forced authorities to order the evacuation of nearby residents.

Alexander Mountain fire aircraft — A firefighting aircraft approach the smoke plume of the Alexander Mountain fire on Monday, July 29, 2024, seen from near Masonville. It’s unclear what started the blaze, but it has forced authorities to order the evacuation of nearby residents in the foothills west of Loveland.

POLIS TOURS ALEXANDER MOUNTAIN WILDFIRE OPERATIONS — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, center, speaks with reporters at Fire Station 7 in Loveland, July 31, 2024, after touring efforts by firefighters to battle the nearby Alexander Mountain fire. The fire started two days previously and has now grown to more than 6,000 acres along and north of Highway 34 in Big Thompson Canyon.

A woman in a cowboy hat sooths a horse in a barn after evacuating a wildfire.

A woman holds a goat that she brought with her when she evacuated a wildfire.

A plane carrying flame retardant flies over the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

Denver firefighters prepare to help with efforts to quell the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

Denver firefighters prepare to help with efforts to quell the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

A Jefferson County sheriff's deputy stops a driver in Deer Creek Canyon, as the Quarry Fire burns nearby. July 31, 2024.

Smoke from the Quarry fire hangs over Deer Creek Canyon Road in Jefferson County — Smoke from the Quarry Fire hangs over Deer Creek Canyon Road in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

A firefighting plane skims the surface of the Chatfield Reservoir during efforts to quell the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

A firefighting plane gets low over the Chatfield Reservoir during efforts to quell the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

A firefighting plane skims the surface of the Chatfield Reservoir during efforts to quell the Quarry fire in Jefferson County. July 31, 2024.

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