#QuarryFire: Vegetation fire Homewood Park Ave and S Deer Creek Canyon Rd

Per Jeffco Sheriff 2m ago: MEDIA UPDATE: Media staging has been moved to Deer Creek Canyon and Grizzly Road. Media park your cars on the far right shoulder.

9 engines incoming for strike teams and task force, including Indian Hills Fire.

The fire is now 100 acres in size per Command.

From Jeffco Sheriff 14m ago: UPDATE: Victim Services is located at Dakota Ridge High School. They will have the most updated information available.

Jefco Sheriff 1:00am UPDATE: Fire is now at 100 acres. We are in the process of evacuating the following 3 subdivisions: Deer Creek Mesa, Sampson, and Maxwell. Approximately 300 homes are being evacuated via Lookout Alert and door-to-door. The fire was discovered by a #Jeffco Deputy around 9pm. The fire is moving South-Southeast. #QuarryFire #QuarryFire

MountainTownAlerts wrote: If you are under pre-evacuation, here are some steps you can take to prepare to leave:
www.rotarywildfireready.com/evacuation-steps.html

Evacuation checklist: www.rotarywildfireready.com/uploads/3/1/...checklist_2022pr.pdf

If you haven't yet signed up for LookOut Alert, which Jeffcom911 uses to notify residents of pre-evacuations and evacuations, please do that now! www.jeffcom911co.gov/

This fire is still growing during the nighttime hours. When the sun comes up tomorrow and the temps start to rise, it's going to cause it to grow much faster. PLEASE be ready watching for updates from the Sheriff's Office and fire districts, and be prepared to evacuate quickly. Those resources listed above have been vetted and approved by Elk Creek and Evergreen Fire, they are solid.

Stay safe everyone.

Per James Richardson: Departments added or on scene so far for the Quarry Fire (Deer Creek Fire): Inter-Canyon, Rattlesnake, Franktown, Elizabeth, South Metro, Castle Rock, Arvada, Golden, Foothills, Golden Gate, Elk Creek, North Fork, Indian Hills, Evergreen, West Metro and WM PIO, 100 acres currently

Jeffcom - JCSO Evacuation Order - General
JeffCo Sheriff: Evacuation order for Kuehster, McKinney Ranch, Murphy Gulch. Shelter at Dakota Ridge High School. Leave this area now.

It is July 31st at 1:20 AM. The Jefferson County Sheriff?s Office has issued an evacuation order for Kuehster, McKinney Ranch, Murphy Gulch due to a wildfire . There is a threat to your safety and you should leave this area immediately. An evacuation center has been established at Dakota Ridge High School 13399 West Coal Mine Avenue. If you need help to evacuate, call 9 1 1 immediately. Large animals and livestock may be taken to the Jefferson County Fairgrounds; pets may be taken to the evacuation center or Foothills Animal Shelter. Additional information is available at the evacuation center. Leave now.

Pre-evacuation notice for Silver Ranch and South Silver Ranch. Be prepared to leave at any time.

www.jeffcom911co.gov/activealerts/


Per Operations Command: morning briefing will be at 0600.

Size of the fire is approximately 130 acres.
Containment is 0%.

Deer Creek Canyon, South Valley, and Hildebrand Ranch Parks CLOSED until further notice due to active fire operations.

From Rep Brianna Titone:
UPDATE as of 7:10 a.m.:

Incredibly proud and thankful for our Jeffco Sheriff’s Office and firefighters who are working tirelessly around the clock to tackle the Quarry Fire in Deer Creek Canyon in South Jeffco.

A Jeffco Sheriff’s Deputy on evening patrol spotted a ten-by-ten fire and within a few hours the fire grew to 100 acres blazing in rugged, steep terrain full of scrub oak – and rattlesnakes. Scrub oak flared as much as 50 feet throughout the night. We don’t know the cause yet. Investigations are underway, according to JCSO’s Mark Techmeyer.

What we know:
The quarry fire is now at 130 acres.
Zero containment.
No injuries or property lost at this time.
5 subdivisions are under evacuation affecting 570 homes (see post below).
Silver Ranch and Silver Ranch South on pre-evac notices.
Evac center at Dakota Ridge High School. Unclear when mandatory evacs will be lifted.
Deputies and firefighters went door to door and woke up residents throughout the night. Efforts continue this morn to alert residents.
Jeffco Fairgrounds is accepting animal evacuations.

More than one dozen fire agencies are here to help battle the blaze with 70-80 boots on the ground, accdg to JCSO. Two other major fires are underway in state and resources are thin. Jeffco has requested air support. JCSO hopes to know by mid-morning.

Heat, treacherous conditions, and thin resources are resulting in a tough battle ahead.

Follow Jeffco Sheriff’s Office Facebook and Twitter pages for updates. Next JCSO update expected around noon.