SOUTH FORK — Wildfires spread to an estimated 66,200 acres Saturday in spruce-beetle-ravaged forests, continuing to imperil tourist towns on the west edge of Colorado’s San Luis Valley.

In the April 26 special election, the city is asking voters to consider annexing into South County Fire — or, as the ballots say, “South Snohomish County Fire & Rescue Regional Fire Authority.” ...

View from Hwy 160 and Hwy 149 in South Fork. Photo: Colorado State Patrol/Alamosa. June 21, 2013 West Fork Complex. Photo by Pike Hotshots. June 21, 2013 ...

The evacuation warning runs from Elk Meadows Road to Fort Fizzle, including Mill Creek, on the south side of Highway 12. Fire officials say about 70 homes are impacted.