Pre-Evacuation Lifted as 5-Acre Brush Fire Burns Between Florissant and Divide

Overview

• Teller County deputies lifted the pre-evacuation for the Highland Lakes area at 5:15 p.m. Friday.
• The fire was estimated at about 5 acres north of U.S. 24 between Florissant and Divide.
• Authorities first issued the pre-evacuation at 4:25 p.m., with Peak Alerts urging residents up to a half-mile north of the highway to be ready to leave.
• Highway 24 closed between Lower Twin Rocks Road and County Road 1 during the response.
• The Bureau of Land Management’s fire dashboard listed the cause as undetermined, and no containment figures were released.