HANOVER, Colo. (KOAA) — The El Paso County Sheriff's Office has lifted an evacuation order and a pre-evacuation order for an area near Hanover on Thursday afternoon.
- Watch News5's latest coverage of the fire below:
What we know so far about the Hammer Fire on Friday
- Fire has burned over 4,900 acres and 100% contained
- Evacuation orders and pre-evacuation orders were lifted Thursday afternoon
- Evacuation shelter set up at Hanover Junior/Senior High School
- Large Animal Shelter Established at Norris Penrose Event Center
WATCH: The latest update from the El Paso County Sheriff's Office in the video player below
As of Thursday morning, the fire continued to burn northeast along Squirrel Road. A total of 20 fire agencies from across the region responded to the fire on Wednesday; that response is down to 10 agencies on Thursday.
A map of the former pre-evacuation and evacuation orders can be viewed below:
- Hear from people who were evacuated below:
According to the Hanover Fire Department, the fire had burned 4,200 acres as of Wednesday evening. The fire broke out on Wednesday afternoon around 3:00 p.m. and spread quickly with the elevated winds and fire threats.
The Hanover School District has closed schools for Thursday. Hanover Junior-Senior High School is open as a shelter for evacuated community members.
A large animal shelter is now open at the Norris Penrose Event Center, near the I-25 and West Cimarron Street interchange.
If you plan on bringing livestock, you are asked to check in at the intake table on the southeast side of the Grand Arena before unloading your animals.
El Paso County says that if you have trouble finding the barn or need help bringing your animals to the shelter, you can call (719) 722-6097.
This is a developing story. News5 will update this web story as we 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.
The 911 authority says that a new partnership with the ReachWell app will allow Peak Alerts to integrate seamlessly and allow for 130 different
language translations. Reachwell does not require users to make an additional account or provide personal information to receive the alerts.
Once you have downloaded the ReachWell app follow these steps to get Peak Alerts through the App:
1. Download the ReachWell App wherever you download apps or visit rwell.us/ElPasoCO and accept push notifications
2. Select Preferred Language
3. Add Peak Alerts
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