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The 416 Fire sends flames high above the trees on Tuesday west of U.S Highway 550 looking from Trimble Crossing. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Sandy Elliott, putting, and Marlene Gebhardt play a round of golf at Dalton Golf and Country Club on Tuesday with the 416 Fire burning behind them. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

A “Forest Closed” sign is posted on Tuesday near a San Juan National Forest boundary on County Road 124 north May Day. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Looking north from U.S. Highway 160 near Hesperus on Tuesday plumes of smoke rise and show how far west the 416 Fire is burning. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire now burning to the west near Falls Creek. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

A cyclist rides along U.S. Highway 160 near Hesperus on Tuesday as the 416 Fire burns to the north. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Looking north from U.S. Highway 160 near Hesperus on Tuesday at the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Erica Zucco with KOAT 4 in Albuquerque interviews Shawn Bawden, a public information officer with the Black Team, as cameraman Jonathan Dineyazhe films them Tuesday. Numerous news organizations are in Durango to cover the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Fire hoses sit near Electra Lake at the ready on Tuesday to battle the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Trees killed by the Valley Fire in 2002 stand as a reminder with the 416 Fire now burning to the west near Falls Creek. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Preston Glassier, with a Type 2 Forest Service hand crew, unloads items for sprinkler kits to be placed around structures on Tuesday at Electra Lake to defend against the 416 Fire. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Smoke from the 416 Fire makes for a colorful sunset Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Hot spots glow after sunset near the Falls Creek Subdivision after the 416 Fire burned on Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Smoke from the 416 Fire makes for a colorful sunset Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

The 416 Fire sends flames high above trees on Tuesday west of U.S Highway 550 looking from Trimble Crossing. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Helicopters again played a major roll battling the 416 Fire on Tuesday. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

A pyrocumulus cloud rise high above the 416 Fire on Tuesday as seen from the west looking east. Photo by Jerry McBride/Durango Herald