UPDATE: 11:00 AM Wednesday, As of Wednesday morning, wildland fire officials working the Sharpe Fire south of the town of Springfield in southeastern Colorado is 81% contained.
According to fire officials, there is much needed moister expected in the area this afternoon. The fire lines established by local agencies and volunteers continue to hold.
UPDATE: 11:30 AM Tuesday, the fire line continues to hold south of the town of Campo Colorado, which was briefly evacuated Sunday while crews worked to establish a fireline.
Following the announcement of Governor Polis' disaster declaration, the Pueblo Interagency Zone Type 3 team assumed command of the Sharpe Fire on Monday night to help relieve the hundreds of volunteer firefighters and community members in the area who have been battling the blaze.
News5 has the chance to speak with one of those people involved in the firefight and you can watch that interview in the video player below.
As it stands, the interagency team says they will only be reporting on the acreage burned in Colorado, which totals 16,240 acres based on their updated assessments. Over 28,000 acres are estimated to have burned between Colorado and Oklahoma. The fire is 0% contained on the Colorado side.
We now know the cause of the fire, which was determined to be a lightning strike on the Oklahoma side of the border, before dry conditions and winds brought the flames to Colorado, according to the interagency team's Monday evening update.
Tuesday, 100 firefighters plan to work on strengthening the fire lines set by the volunteer departments Sunday through Monday. There are no evacuations at this time.
UPDATE: 5:45 PM Monday, conditions continue to deteriorate, and due to low visibility, new road closures have been issued in the area. They are as follows.
Highway 287 South from Springfield to the Oklahoma state line and Highway 160 East from Springfield to the Kansas state line
CSP is assisting in the area while trying to avoid through traffic south on County Road 52 from 116. The Baca County Sheriff's Office has personnel in Walsh trying to avoid through traffic going south from there
Check out the latest coverage in the video player below
UPDATE: As of 2:00 PM Monday, Governor Jared Polis has declared a verbal disaster emergency in Baca County as the Sharpe Fire continues to burn.
Visibility in the area is worsening as the wind continues to pick up. The Baca County Sheriff's Office says that U.S. 287 is closed south of Springfield due to visibility and safety concerns.
Anyone in the region looking to donate drinks and non-perishable items for first responders is asked to bring them to the Baca County Emergency Operations Center north of Springfield.
UPDATES: 9:00 AM Monday, the Baca County Office of Emergency Management says the fire line has held well throughout the night.
The office says the Sharpe fire has burned an estimated 28,200 acres, with 18,000 of those acres in Colorado. A significant community effort with over 200 individuals involved in the firefight around Campo to ensure that, so far, no structures have been lost.
Watch the latest update in the video player below
With wind expected to pick back up on Monday, the Baca County Office of Emergency Management is encouraging people to sign up for emergency alerts.
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UPDATE: As of 9:07 PM Sunday, mandatory evacuations have been lifted ONLY for the town of Campo per the Baca County Office of Emergency Management. Rural areas near Campo, south of Road J to the state line, are still under mandatory evacuations. HWY 385 is back open per CDOT.
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Residents of the Town of Campo are ordered to evacuate immediately due to a fast-moving grassfire burning in Baca County, Colorado. The fire originated in Cimarron County, Oklahoma.
Below is a map of the fire perimeter in Colorado as of 6:43 pm on May 17, 2026, from the National Interagency Fire Center.
The entire fire burning in Oklahoma and Colorado is estimated at 28,244 acres with 5% containment.
The Colorado Department of Transportation says that there's a road closure on US 287 between the Oklahoma State Line and US 50, from Mile Point 0 to Mile Point 77.64 (Lamar), due to smoke from the fire impacting visibility.
The Baca County Sheriff's office says that locals will be let through, and that they are accepting water and Gatorade donations at the Springfield School.
There's also a shelter open at Springfield School.
The Baca County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) sent out an emergency alert at 2:06 pm on Sunday, May 17, 2026, stating, "Evacuate immediately due to wildfire near Campo... A fast-moving wildfire is approaching the area. Evacuations are now mandatory."
Mandatory evacuations include the Town of Campo and Road 24 to Highway 287, south of Road J to the state line, because of the wildfire.
The Baca County OEM also says to check on neighbors, but to only call 911 for emergencies.
The fires are south, moving north to northwest. There's no official estimate of their sizes at this time.
Baca and Pueblo Counties use Rave to reach community members during an emergency. To sign up for Rave in Baca County, visit Baca County's website. To sign up for cell phone emergency alerts in Pueblo County, visit the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office website.
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