Crews fighting Dry Creek fire in Garfield County get reprieve after overnight rains

Rains overnight have helped crews working the Dry Creek fire in Garfield County and the wildfire did not grow, officials said in an update Thursday morning. 

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The Dry Creek fire has burned about 316 acres after igniting Tuesday afternoon south of Rifle, fire officials with the Colorado River Fire Rescue said. A home and an outbuilding were lost in the fire Tuesday. No injuries have been reported.

Evacuation orders that were issued Tuesday were lifted Thursday morning. Fire officials said the plan for Thursday is to “focus on securing the fire perimeter and extinguishing hot spots on the interior area of the fire perimeter,” according to Colorado River Fire Rescue. 

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Hand crews are on the ground and one aircraft is available if needed Thursday.

The Upper Colorado River Interagency Fire Management Unit Type Team 3 took control of managing the Dry Creek fire from local agencies Wednesday morning. 

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The cause of the fire remains under investigation.

This is a developing story that will be updated.