DURANGO, Colo. -- A wildfire was reported near Deckers shortly before 7 p.m. Tuesday and officials ordered the evacuation of a nearby YMCA camp as it grew.

The Schoonover Gulch fire was reported on the Douglas County side of the South Platte River, south of the Wigwam Fishing Resort and east of Cheesman Reservoir.

The neaby Shady Brook YMCA camp was ordered evacuated as a precaution.

Buses were called in to transport more than 100 campers out of the area. Because of the remoteness of the area, they were being taken first to Colorado Springs, and then to Arvada. The campers, all from Moore Middle School in Westminster, were not expected to be reunited with their families until after midnight.

About 25 families living near the fire were also ordered to leave their homes.

The fire was estimated at 150 acres by 9 p.m., with gusty winds in the area.

Fire units from surrounding areas were called in to help battle the blaze, but were waiting until morning to start attacking the fire.

Western Slope Wildfires

As two major wildfires burned in western Colorado, the National Weather Service on Tuesday issued a red-flag fire warning for the state.

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While no injuries or immediate threats to structures had been reported in either fire, officials in La Plata and Montezuma counties closely watched a wildfire that had blackened at least 240 acres.

The fire, burning in a remote area of La Plata County, advanced northwest Tuesday toward Montezuma County, La Plata County spokeswoman Joanne Spina said.

"We're very cognizant of the movement of the fire," she said.

The fire was 50 percent contained on the eastern flank, but there was little containment on the northern and western edges, where the majority of the activity was taking place, Spina said.

Slurry bombers dropped fire retardant, and two helicopters, two hand crews, two bulldozers, seven engines and six water trucks were at the site.

The fire, apparently started Sunday evening by lightning, was burning primarily on private property, but some Bureau of Land Management and Southern Ute Indian property was involved.

Montrose County Fire Burns 1,000 Acres

A second lightning-caused fire charred up to 1,000 acres in the Uncompahgre National Forest about 15 miles northeast of Nucla in Montrose County. No structures were threatened.

The blaze was burning at between 7,000 and 8,000 feet in spruce, pine, oak, brush and pinon in the Bucktail Canyon area.

For the second straight day, wind gusts hampered firefighting efforts. Slurry bombers were grounded on Monday.

On Tuesday afternoon, firefighters were pulled off the lines due to 45 mph winds and falling trees, said Steve Ellis, fire management specialist for the Montrose Interagency Fire Management Unit.

There was no estimate on containment because of the high winds.

The fire jumped a major road that runs east and west through Montrose County Monday afternoon. Sheriff's deputies set up road blocks and began a search for people at log cabins and cow camps in the area.

"To our knowledge, everyone was evacuated (Monday) afternoon," Deines said.

Deines said there were two other fires burning in the Uncompahgre National Forest. One was fewer than 100 acres, while the other had jumped to 150 acres in a remote canyon area with no road access.

Firefighters were also pulled back from that fire, burning in ponderosa pine, oak and brush, because of the wind gusts, and there were no containment estimates.

Ellis said he believes the fires will grow larger, but unless there is a threat to homes, lives will not be risked.

"As soon as mother nature allows us, we'll get in there as quickly as possible to get those two fires contained," he said.

Several other small fires of fewer than 100 acres were scattered across western Colorado, but many of those had been contained and there was not much apparent concern that any of those would grow.

A red flag warning is issued when fuels are at 8 percent moisture or less, the afternoon relative humidity is expected to fall to 25 percent or lower, and sustained winds are 15 mph for at least two hours.

High Winds Hit Denver, Eastern Plains

Gusty winds hit the Denver metro area Tuesday afternoon, knocking out power to 8,500 customers. Other smaller power outages were reported across the city.

The wind also blew down trees in the area (pictured, left).

A building had part of its roof blown off in the 7400 block of Brighton Blvd., but there were no injuries.

A semi-tractor trailer was blown over on Interstate 76 near Sterling, Colo., according to the Colorado State Patrol. There was one minor injury as a result.