Mandatory evacuation issues have been issued for 110 homes near the Decker Fire after high winds and dry conditions caused the blaze to grow about 1,700 acres overnight, Chaffee County Sheriff John Spezze said.
The now 3,900-acres blaze has been burning about nine miles south of Salida since Sept. 8. Evacuation orders are currently in place for areas South of County Road 111 between County Road 104 and the west edge of Fawn Ridge Estates.
County Road 104, 107 and 110 above County Road 111 are closed to traffic going up into Methodist Mountain because of fire danger.
Deputies are going door to door in the evacuation areas to make sure residents received the notification and are evacuating. Evacuees are being asked to go to the Chaffee County Fairgrounds to check in for accountability and information. Large animals can be taken there as well.