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Live Updates: Crews are battling wildfires in Jefferson, Larimer and Boulder counties

Smoke can be seen from a wildfire. The scene is a wide open meadow with a paved road running through it and into the foothills. Smoke doesn't obscure the whole scene, but it is thick and light gray and pouring out from behind the foothills.
Mark Duggan
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KUNC
Plumes from both the Stone Mountain Canyon Fire and the Alexander Mountain Fire can be seen from near Rabbit Mountain Open Space on July 30, 2024.

The Alexander Mountain Fire started on Monday, July 29, and is burning in Larimer County. A second fire, called the Stone Canyon Fire, broke out Tuesday afternoon in Boulder County. A third fire, the Quarry Fire, started on Wednesday.

A fourth fire started on Wednesday afternoon southwest of Boulder, the Lakeshore Fire.

As of August 8, all fires are contained except the Alexander Mountain Fire. It's close to containment.

We will have updates on all the fires here at KUNC. You can listen to our radio stream on our website or read the updated stories we have for each fire.

For alerts, visit https://www.nocoalert.org/.

The Alexander Mountain fire is nearing containment after starting on Monday, July 29. It's burned more than 9,000 acres and 50 structures.
The fire is now fully contained. All evacuation orders are lifted and roads reopened.