A fire burns behind a house near Nederland on Saturday. (Paul Aiken / Staff photographer) 
 
 A wildfire so far has consumed more than 200 acres and at least two structures near Nederland as firefighters are set to battle high temperatures and winds Sunday in an effort to try and contain the blaze. 
 
 The fire — which was officially named the Cold Springs Fire by county officials — was first reported about 1:30 p.m. Saturday on Colo. 119 at Cold Springs Road and the Peak to Peak Highway. 
 
 The size of the area affected by the fire was estimated to be about 226 acres and destroyed two structures, but Mike Smith, the incident commander, said that there were "likely more" structures that were lost. 
 
 Officials have not said if the two structures that were lost in the fire were homes. 
 
 Smith said that as of 9 p.m. Saturday, firefighters had zero containment on the fire and were looking at "non-favorable" conditions Sunday, with the National Weather Service calling for a high of 84 and gusts of up to 18 mph in the Nederland area. 
 
 "We're very concerned about that," Smith said. 
 
 Smith said the cause of the fire remains under investigation. He said that no injuries have been reported at this time. 
 
 Mandatory evacuations east from the Peak to Peak Highway on both sides of Ridge Road were initiated, and Boulder County sheriff's Cmdr. Mike Wagner said that almost 1,000 people have been affected by the evacuations and that 490 parcels in the evacuation area had some sort of structure on them. 
 
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 Resident Lee Kennedy was evacuated from her home on Ridge Road, but got a glimpse of the fire before she left. 
 
 "We went outside and looked and saw an inferno in the sky," Kennedy said. 
 
 Three aircraft were deployed to fight the fire, and 150 firefighters and 50 law enforcement officials have responded to the call. 
 
 Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle has issued a fire ban in unincorporated Boulder County due to the resources being sent to the fire, and a local disaster declaration was also issued to make more resources available to fight the fire. 
 
 Fire threatens a home near Barker Reservoir in Nederland on Saturday. (Autumn Parry / Staff photographer) 
 
 Additionally, the Boulder Peak Triathlon has been cancelled. 
 
 The Boulder County Sheriff's Office has opened the emergency operations center to assist Nederland. Wagner said evacuees were being sent to Nederland High School, 597 Eldora Road. The Gilpin County Fairgrounds and recreation center were also open to evacuees. 
 
 Pets are allowed at the evacuation center, but evacuated pets were also being taken to the Humane Society of Boulder Valley while livestock was being taken to the Boulder County Fairgrounds. 
 
 "We are advising anyone who is in Nederland and does not live here to go home," Nederland Town Manager Alisha Reis said. 
 
 Xcel Energy's website showed about 1,800 people were without power in the Nederland area at one point, though Boulder County officials said that number was down to about 500 as of Saturday night. 
 
 Silver Point to the Peak to Peak Highway, Sugarloaf Road from Peak to Peak Highway, Cold Springs Road, Ridge Road, Conifer Road, Thunder Ridge South Road, Cougar Road, Shady Hollow Road, Switzerland Park Upham Gulch and Wolfetongue have all been closed due to the fire. 
 
 Because of the resources devoted to fighting the fire, race organizers have also cancelled Sunday's Boulder Peak Triathlon. 
 
 "All police, fire and EMS resources are being mobilized and reallocated across Nederland and Cold Springs in support of the current wildfire," the email read. "As a result, the Boulder County Public Safety officials have mandated that our event be cancelled. After exhausting all options, including course modifications and rescheduling options, we are unable to provide our athletes with either an alternate event or a safe race experience." 
 
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 A fire burns behind a house during the Cold Springs Nederland fire in Colorado on Saturday July 9, 2016. (Paul Aiken/Boulder Daily Camera via AP) Paul Aiken Staff Photographer Boulder Daily Camera (Associated Press) 
 
 BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Two campers from Alabama have been arrested in connection with a wildfire that has destroyed three homes and three buildings north of Nederland in Boulder County. 
 
 Boulder sheriff's deputies said Sunday afternoon that Jimmy Andrew Suggs, 28, and Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, 26, both of whom are from Vinemont, Alabama, face felony arson charges because of the dangers the fire poses, the Denver Post reported . The men were booked into the Boulder County Jail, the newspaper reported. 
 
 Authorities say the men left a poorly extinguished campfire, smoldering as hot, dry winds whipped down from mountain peaks, that sparked the fire Saturday, forcing evacuations of nearly 2,000 people southwest of Boulder, the Post reported. 
 
 Authorities are warning that shifting high winds and high temperatures on Sunday could put more homes in danger. The fire that started on Saturday spread quickly, and it scorched over 500 acres as it moved to the northeast, with no containment. 
 
 Power was knocked out to some of the homes in the surrounding area. 
 
 Boulder County Sheriff Joe Pelle said evacuations won't be lifted because of the weather forecast, with hot weather and high winds making it too dangerous. 
 
 Officials said about 200 firefighters were on the ground and 12 aircraft are fighting the fire from above, with more help on the way. 
 
 Resident Lee Kennedy was evacuated from her home on Ridge Road, but she got a glimpse of the fire before she left, the Boulder Daily Camera reported (http://tinyurl.com/zpwbhby ). 
 
 "We went outside and looked and saw an inferno in the sky," Kennedy said. 
 
 In northern Colorado, firefighters say a wildfire near the Wyoming border has burned another 1,000 acres, and they are warning that the fire could spread rapidly on Sunday because high winds are forecast. An evacuation order was issued for Parsons Draw landowners on Saturday. That fire started on June 19 and now covers more than 22 square miles. 
 
 Officials say that fire isn't expected to be contained until late October. 
 
 National Forest officials said the fire is burning in heavy timber killed by beetles. They are letting the fire burn in some areas because bug-infested trees can easily blow over and kill or maim firefighters. ||||| Two Cullman County men have been arrested in Colorado and charged with starting a weekend fire that has destroyed six buildings, including three homes, and forced the evacuation of nearly 2,000 people southwest of Boulder. 
 
 Jimmy Andrew Suggs, 28, and Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, 26, both of Vinemont, Alabama, have been charged with 4th Degree Arson, according to a press release from the Boulder County Colorado Sheriff's Office. 
 
 The two men were arrested at 4:40 p.m. Sunday at the Nederland High School evacuation site for their role in the start of the Cold Springs Fire, according to the statement. The men face a felony arson charge because lives were endangered as a result of the fire, according to the statement. 
 
 Fire investigators and sheriff's detectives were able to determine the origin of the fire was an ad hoc campsite near the Peak-to-Peak Highway and Cold Springs Road, according to the statement. The two men, along with a female friend, were camping on private property and had established a campfire overnight Thursday into Friday morning, according to the statement. 
 
 The men did not ensure that the fire was properly extinguished by dousing it with water, or making sure the ashes were cool to the touch before leaving the site, according to the sheriff's statement. It is believed that the winds in the area, combined with the weather, allowed the fire to continue smoldering. The fire eventually spread from the ad hoc campsite, resulting in the Cold Springs Fire, according to the sheriff's statement. The initial wildfire was reported through 9-1-1 on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. 
 
 Both men have been booked and lodged at the Boulder County Jail. Their female companion, Elizabeth Burdeshaw, 20, also from Vinemont, is not facing charges, as she did not have any involvement in creating, maintaining, or extinguishing the campfire, according to the sheriff's statement. ||||| Skip Ad Ad Loading... x Embed x Share Two campers have been arrested for arson in connection with the Cold Springs Fire in Colorado that forced almost 2,000 people to evacuate. KUSA 
 
 Wildfire continues to burn in Cold Springs near Nederland, Colo., July 10, 2016. (Photo: Autumn Parry, AP) 
 
 DENVER — Two campers from Alabama were arrested for arson in the Cold Springs Fire, according to the Boulder County Sheriff's Office. 
 
 The fire grew to more than 600 acres Sunday and forced almost 2,000 people to evacuate. Three homes were destroyed by the blaze, with the sheriff's office saying it expected that number to increase. 
 
 Jimmy Suggs, 28, and Zackary Kuykendall, 26, of Vinemont, Ala., face charges for fourth-degree arson, according to the sheriff's office, and have been booked into the Boulder County Jail. 
 
 A helicopter lowers a bucket into the Barker Reservoir to gather water to battle the Cold Springs Fire in Nederland, Colo., July 10, 2016. (Photo: Autumn Parry, AP) 
 
 Investigators say they were able to determine that the origin of the fire was a campsite near the Peak-to-Peak Highway and Cold Springs Road. 
 
 Deputies say the suspects, along with a female friend who does not face charges, were camping on private property and lit a campfire overnight Thursday into Friday morning. 
 
 Jimmy Suggs (Photo: Boulder County Sheriff's Office) 
 
 The sheriff's office says the men did not ensure the fire was property extinguished before they left, and that winds — combined with the hot and dry weather — allowed the campfire to keep smoldering. 
 
 The fire eventually spread through the campsite, starting the fire, which was first reported on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. MT. 
 
 The Colorado National Guard said more than 50 soldiers and airmen were fighting the fire and providing security. 
 
 Crews included those from two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and one CH-47 Chinook helicopter equipped with Bambi Buckets, and two fuel trucks. 
 
 Zackary Kuykendall (Photo: Boulder County Sheriff's Office) 
 
 The Guard was also sending additional people for traffic control. 
 
 Approximately 1,991 people were asked to leave their homes because of the wildfire, according to the Boulder County Office of Emergency Management. About 1,250 of those people were evacuated from areas north and west of Boulder Canyon and east of the Peak-to-Peak Highway on Saturday. 
 
 An additional 738 people were told to evacuate Sunday. 
 
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 (CNN) Two men have been arrested for starting a wildfire in Colorado, authorities said. 
 
 The Cold Springs Fire, which is west of Boulder, was sparked on Saturday and has since charred 536 acres. 
 
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 It is zero percent contained. 
 
 Nearly 2,000 people have been evacuated, authorities said. Three homes have been gutted so far, including one of Nederland's own firefighters. 
 
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 "There's not much left. It's foundation and burning ashes," Bretlyn Schmidtmann, wife of firefighter Charlie Schmidtmann, told the station. 
 
 Read More ||||| A poorly extinguished campfire, smoldering as hot, dry winds whipped down from mountain peaks, sparked the fire that on Sunday destroyed three homes and spread across more than 600 acres, forcing evacuations of nearly 2,000 people southwest of Boulder. 
 
 And Boulder sheriff’s detectives Sunday afternoon arrested two men from Alabama at the Nederland High School evacuation site. 
 
 Campers Jimmy Andrew Suggs, 28, and Zackary Ryan Kuykendall, 26, both of Vinemont, Ala., face felony arson charges because, according to a statement issued by sheriff’s commander Mike Wagner, “lives were endangered as a result of the fire.” The men were booked into the Boulder County Jail. 
 
 The Cold Springs fire still is burning, threatening more homes. A huge plume was visible Sunday from Denver. More than 200 firefighters, aided by a dozen aircraft, fought the flames and worked to establish a perimeter despite intense heat and wind, according to bulletins from the Boulder Office of Emergency Management. 
 
 Boulder county fire investigators and detectives said they found where the fire started — at an “ad hoc” campsite near the Peak to Peak Highway and Cold Springs Road. The two men, along with 20-year-old companion Elizabeth Burdeshaw, were camping there Thursday night on private property and had built a campfire, Wagner said. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post A Chinook helicopter heads back to Barker Dam to get more water as a few trees burn on a ridge near the town Nederland during the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Evacuee Andy Watt is grateful that he got his cat Sophie out of his house before having to evacuate from Ridge Road because of the Cold Springs Fire on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. The Cold Springs fire has more than doubled in size since it began yesterday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post A slurry bomber follows a lead plane to make a drop on hot spots of the Cold Springs fire as it burns northeast of Nederland on July 10, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post A slurry bomber make a drop along a ridge near highway 119 in Nederland fighting the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post Folks gather along highway 119 just above to the town of Nederland to get a view of the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. 
 
 
 
 Photo by Andy Cross, The Denver Post Jennifer Sharp, left, and her husband Kevin Sharp, right, get consoled by their good friend Thomas Parker, center, after all watched the Cold Springs Fire rage out of control in an area that the Sharp's home is located July 10, 2016. 
 
 Photo by Andy Cross, The Denver Post Nederland residents look over a fire incident map in the gymnasium of the Nederland Middle/High School during a community meeting to get information on the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post Nederland resident Adam Jones takes pictures of an incoming helicopter as an Army Chinook helicopter dips into Barker Dam picking up water to fight the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post A helicopter drops water on the Cold Springs fire northeast of Nederland on July 10. 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post)\ NEDERLAND, CO - JULY 10: A helicopter makes water drops on the Cold Springs Fire as it continues to burn northeast of Nederland on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. The Cold Springs fire has more than doubled in size since it began yesterday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) 
 
 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Wildland Firefighters check on a house and it's distance away from the Cold Springs Fire as it continues to burn northeast of Nederland on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post The Cold Springs Fire explodes along a ridge line as it continues to burn northeast of Nederland on July 10, 2016 in Nederland, Colorado. The Cold Springs fire has more than doubled in size since it began yesterday. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post Bryon Lawrence looks through a window from the Nederland High School gym to check on the Cold Springs Fire July 09, 2016. Lawrence had to evacuate his house and didn't know the status of his home at the time. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post A helicopter approaches Barker Dam to pick up water to fight the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross,The Denver Post Trees crown on a ridge near the town of Nederland during the Cold Springs Fire July 10, 2016. 
 
 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post Bryon Lawrence and his wife Leslie Brodhead tend to their dogs inside the Nederland High School gym, a temporary Red Cross shelter for residents evacuated from the Cold Springs Fire July 09, 2016. Bryon and Leslie are unsure about the fate of their home. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post Folks spray down the roof a house near away 119 and Hurricane Hill Drive as the Cold Springs Fire continues near the town of Nederland July 09, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post A Red Cross shelter was set up for residents evacuated from the Cold Springs Fire at the Nederland High School July 09, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post A firefighter works the Cold Springs Fire near highway 119 on the outskirts of the town of Nederland July 09, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post Folks hang out and keep their eyes on the Cold Springs Fire from the parking lot of the Nederland Middle/High School July 09, 2016. 
 
 
 
 Andy Cross, The Denver Post People gather along Colorado 119 near Nederland to get a view of the Cold Springs fire on July 10, 2016. 
 
 Andy Cross,The Denver Post Nederland residents Dani Dillon, left, her boyfriend Wayne Rousseau, and their neighbor Dennis Conroy watch helicopters and tankers battle the Cold Springs Fire over their neighborhood near Highway 119 July 10, 2016. (Photo by Andy Cross/The Denver Post) 
 
 Helen H. Richardson, The Denver Post Helicopters and planes drop water and retardant on the Cold Springs fire northeast of Nederland on July 10. 
 
 Photo by Andy Cross,The Denver Post Jennifer Sharp takes pictures of the Cold Springs Fire raging out of control in an area where Sharp's home is located July 10, 2016. 
 
 The fire burned into Friday morning. “The men did not ensure that the fire was properly extinguished by dousing it with water or making sure the ashes were cool to the touch before leaving the site,” Wagner said. “It is believed that the winds in the area, combined with the weather, allowed the fire to continue smoldering.” 
 
 The fire eventually spread beyond the campsite. Somebody called 911 at 1:30 p.m. Saturday. 
 
 Burdeshaw is not facing charges, sheriff’s officials said, because she was not involved in building, maintaining or putting out the campfire. 
 
 Sunday, county authorities ordered evacuations of 738 more people — from areas south and southeast of Barker Reservoir and near Aspen Meadows. This was in addition to 1,253 people evacuated Saturday. 
 
 The fire destroyed three homes with outbuidlings at 171 Bonanza Drive, 37 N. Sky View Drive, and 325 Sherwood Drive, authorities said. Another 30 homes near the fire were considered at risk depending on temperature and shifting winds. 
 
 The Colorado Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management activated the State Emergency Operations Center to support the Cold Springs fire and remains multiple wildfires within the state. 
 
 Weather forecasts for gusty wind and high temperatures had firefighting commanders bracing for difficult conditions that could cause the fire to expand rapidly. The authorities closed roads in the area, including Colorado 119 from Nederland to Magnolia Road, Hurricane Hill between Colorado 119 and Ridge Road. the St. Anton Summer Access Road between Colorado 119 and Ridge Road, and Sugarloaf Road between Switzerland Trail and Peak to Peak Highway. Also closed, authorities said Sunday afternoon, were the Peak to Peak Highway between Sugarloaf and Ridge Road, Silver Point to Peak to Peak Highway, Cold Springs Road between Colorado 119 and Ridge Road, Ridge Road, Conifer Road, Thunder Ridge South Road, Cougar Road, Shady Hollow Road, Switzerland Park, Upham Gulch and Wolfetongue. ||||| The dresses. The tuxes. It was prom night all over again in RiNo this weekend -- except this time, everyone was legally allowed to drink. The dress code was "prom attire," and guests did not mess around inside B-Spot Gallery on Blake Street.
– More than 50 Colorado National Guardsmen are helping hundreds of firefighters battle a blaze that the Boulder County Sheriff's Office says was started by two careless campers from Alabama, USA Today and the AP report. Jimmy Suggs, 28, and Zackary Kuykendall, 26, of Vinemont were arrested Sunday and charged with fourth-degree arson—a felony because lives were endangered by the wildfire, a sheriff's statement cited by the Denver Post notes. They reportedly started the campfire Thursday night going into Friday at a campsite on private property near the Peak to Peak Highway and Cold Springs Road, and while it may be reasonable to assume the men didn't mean for the fire to get out of hand, the sheriff's statement notes they're being charged because they didn't make sure the fire had been put out properly or ensure the ashes were cooled down before they left the site, AL.com reports. The Cold Springs fire, which officials say was helped along by hot, dry weather and winds that blew the still-smoldering ash, has since Saturday spread over more than 600 acres, burned down three homes (one of which is a Nederland firefighter's, CNN reports) and three other buildings, and caused the evacuation of more than 2,000 people southwest of Boulder. Thirty other homes are still said to be at risk depending on how hot it gets and which way the wind blows. One resident who was evacuated tells the Boulder Daily Camera that as she was leaving the area, she "looked and saw an inferno in the sky." Both suspects are being held at the Boulder County Jail. The Denver Post has images of the wildfire and affected residents.