Mandatory evacuations have been ordered for an area bordered by Carter Lake Reservoir to the west, Homer and Windemere roads to the north, Dry Creek Reservoir to the south and North County Road 23 to the east, according to emergency responders.

A wildfire is actively burning west of Berthoud due to today’s dry and windy conditions. A mandatory evacuation is in place for those along County Road 8 East, between County Road 23 to County Road 31 near Carter Lake.

Officials say a grass fire near Berthoud that had burned near the city limits is 100 percent contained. Mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents near Berthoud. Those evacuations have been lifted.