Updated at 8:30 p.m. Sunday
The fire is now 65% contained.
Updated at 6:00 p.m. Friday
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office reported that fire crews made good progress on the Cottonwood Flat Fire, which has held steady at 310 acres.
Residents between County Road 309 and the main Rulison exit at mile marker 81 have been moved to pre-evacuations status. The road will remain closed to the public but open to residents.
Residents east of the 4 mile-mark, should enter the area via Rulison. Residents west of the 1.9 mile-mark should enter the area from the 301/309 exchange.
This will help minimize additional traffic throughout the area.
Updated 11:30 a.m. Friday
All evacuations remain in place. The Garfield County Sheriff's Office is asking residents not to call dispatch for updates, and that they will provide updates as soon as they have them.
Updated 11:00 p.m. Thursday
Highway 6 was reopened in both directions as of 10:30 p.m. Thursday.
Updated 6:00 p.m. Thursday
A quickly-moving brush fire burning just south of I-70 between Parachute and Rulison has prompted evacuation orders and closed Highway 6.
Residents within a one-mile radius of 1800 County Road 309 are under evacuation orders from the Garfield County Sheriff's Office. Those within a two-mile radius are in a pre-evacuation status.
The fire was originally reported at two acres, but has now grown to 310 acres, according to the Watch Duty fire monitoring app.
Highway 6 is closed in both directions between Parachute and Rulison.
The Cottonwood Park Rodeo Grounds is open for evacuated livestock, according to the Garfield County Emergency Operations Center.
The fire was first reported around 3 p.m. Thursday.