GATEWAY, Colo. — People have been ordered to evacuate near Gateway in western Colorado due to two wildfires burning in the area. The Mesa County Sheriff's Office said evacuation orders have been given for all private land and areas between mile markers 120 and 124 along Highway 141 near Gateway.

A wildfire and a structure fire started on Thursday in northern Chaffee County. The sheriff's office said evacuations were being ordered in the Mountain View Estates neighborhood. The fire is located in an area north of Buena Vista. It was putting up heavy smoke after 2 p.m.

On Saturday, a pre-evacuation notice was issued to residents and businesses in parts of Gateway, Colorado due to the Turner Gulch and Wright Draw Fires.

The Coconino County Sheriff's Office helped evacuate people from an area north of Jacob Lake and campers in the Kaibab National Forest nearby.

One county in Colorado is rolling out a new wildfire management program that will provide coverage seven days a week -- the first time Jefferson County has ever offered that level of protection.The program comes as the county faces some of the highest wildfire risks in the state.

A wildfire sparked Thursday afternoon in San Juan County prompted evacuations in the community of La Sal and was burning 4,000 acres.

A wildfire in the northern part of Colorado's Chaffee County destroyed two homes on Thursday and it is threatening dozens of others.

The National Interagency Fire Center has released fire weather predictions for July through October, forecasting a status-quo risk level in much of Colorado, thanks to near-typical summer precipitation levels.