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Decker Fire reaches 30% containment, has burned 8,570 acres

The fire jumped the Rainbow Trail near Bear Creek on Sunday as crews were working on lines to hold the fire west of the trail, fire officials said.

FREMONT COUNTY, Colo. — The Decker Fire remained 30% contained as of Thursday afternoon, but has grown from 8,100 acres to 8,570 acres, according to a bulletin from the Chafee County Sheriff's Office. 

On Sunday, the fire jumped the Rainbow Trail near Bear Creek as crews were working on lines to hold the fire west of the trail, fire officials said. Firefighters were pulled from the line as the fire burned northeast in the Bear Creek area.

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The Fremont County Sheriff's Office said that due to fire activity, the communities of Wellsville and Swissvale are now on pre-evacuation status.

Credit: Decker Fire

In a Facebook post Sunday, Operations Section Chief Mike Tombolato provided the latest update on the Decker Fire:

PRE-EVACUATION notice*** Zone 3 in Howard is now on pre-evacuation notice. Zone 1 and 2 are still on pre-evacuation notice.

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment issued an air quality advisory for the following affected areas: southeastern Chaffee and northwestern Fremont Counties, including, but not limited to the communities of Salida, Cleora, Wellsville, Howard, Coaldale and Cotopaxi. 

An additional zone was added to the county's preevacuation orders on Sunday afternoon:

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