EL PASO COUNTY — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has confirmed to News5 that crews with the Ellicott Fire Protection District are working to get control of a grass fire burning near Yoder.
UPDATE 4:40 p.m.
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office says the previous evacuation orders on this fire have been canceled.
PREVIOUS EVACUATIONS
An EVACUATION ORDER was in place for Highway 94, west to Ellicott Highway, south to Henderson Rd, east to Calhan Highway due to a wildland fire near 27000 Sanborn Rd. Everyone in this area is ordered to evacuate immediately.
The sheriff's office says that the fire is an estimated 20 acres in size as of the last update from crews on the scene. Our weather crews can see the smoke from the fire on their weather radars.
There is a new wildfire burning SE of Ellicott. According the EPCO Sheriff, It is less than 20 acres and is near Handle Rd. Ellicott Fire is responding.
— Alex O'Brien (@WXAlexOBrien) March 20, 2025
You can see the smoke plume on this radar loop. pic.twitter.com/KdDGUR6OnV
The fire is burning along Sandborn Road. The sheriff's office says deputies are in the area to monitor the situation.
This is a developing story and we have a crew on the way to the scene to learn more.
Custer, El Paso, Fremont, and Teller Counties use Everbridge to reach community members during an emergency. To sign up in Custer and Fremont Counties, click here. To sign up in El Paso and Teller Counties, click here.
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Once you have downloaded the ReachWell app follow these steps to get Peak Alerts through the App:
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