The fire was reported around 1:40 p.m. and forced mandatory evacuations near 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.

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.

On Monday afternoon, mandatory and voluntary evacuations were ordered for a fire burning in northern Colorado.