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Good afternoon- The Estes Park fire is nothing like last year's Calwood. The growth rate is considerably slower, and the wind has come off of it a bit. Big Elk, Pinewood Springs and Buttonrock areas are all under evacuations, and there are a number of resources from Boulder and Larimer counties engaged. HWY 7 is accessible to fire and evacuations, however 36 is closed past Big Elk, which will divert traffic into Lefthand, Sunshine and Boulder Canyons. Allenspark, Lyons and Pinewood are all committed with resources on the fire and Lefthand is helping backfill for Allenspark and Lyons. Our mit crew is working with the county handcrew module on the fire. There are no aircraft currently assigned to the fire, and the USFS has a number of resources on it as well. Crews will be on it overnight tonight and tomorrow.