WOODLAND PARK -- On a hot, dry, windy Tuesday, the Hayman Fire made another significant march along its eastern flank, forcing mandatory evacuations in Douglas County and El Paso County and growing to as much as 130,000 acres.

Late Tuesday, commanders at the Hayman Fire South Command Center reported that the fire crossed Highway 67 south of Trout Creek, and was currently in the area of Rainbow Falls Park.

That triggered the mandatory evacuations of Douglas County homes on the eastern flank of the fire. That area is west of Highway 105, bounded by the current mandatory evacuation area of the Pike National Forest boundary on the west, Tomah Road on the north, and the El Paso County line on the south.

Those subdivisions include Perry Park, Indian Head, Wauconoa Lakes, Echo Hills, Echo Village, Douglas Park, Hidden Valley, Valley Park, Vaux Ranchette, Mountain Ranch, Woodmoor Mountain, Split Acres and Emily Griffith Youth Center.

Emergency shelters were activated at Lewis Palmer High School, Woodland Park High School and Castle Rock Middle School to accomodate the hundreds of people forced to leave their homes, Douglas County officials said.

Fire officials said they expect the fire to advance very rapidly overnight with winds blowing north/northeast.

The fire also jumped Highway 67 south of Westcreek and made a significant move east, into El Paso County.

El Paso County ordered residents along Rampart Range Road to evacuate Tuesday night, from the Douglas County line south. Evacuees were told to go to the Woodland Park High School.

Fire hot spots reported Tuesday afternoon included the Westcreek area, the south side of Buffalo Peak -- south of Wellington Lake, Long Scraggy Ranch, Spring Creek, and on the south end of the fire, near Divide.

The community of Woodland Park is also anxious and looking to the skies. They were put on standby evacuation status, but shifting winds could put the town of 7,600 in fire danger.

At the start of Tuesday, the fire was 12 miles from Woodland Park. By the middle of the day, it was only 6 miles away and getting closer, 7NEWS confirmed.

The perimeter of the fire was about 14 miles west of Monument, 11 miles southwest of Perry Park, 10 miles southwest of Sedalia, and 7 miles south of Roxborough, officials said Tuesday afternoon. A long line of fire could be seen from Airtracker 7 from near Westcreek all the way south to the Lake George area.

Extreme Fire Conditions Hamper Firefighting Efforts

The combination of extreme fire conditions -- above-average temperatures in the 80s, humidity levels in the single digits and very high winds -- did not make for a good firefighting day on Tuesday.

The fire flared up again and had consumed between 115,000 and 130,000 acres according to two official estimates, 7NEWS reported.

At one point, firefighters building hand lines on the southeastern side of the fire had to flee because the fire exploded again.

The blaze burned through lines and ditches built to encircle it, and as of Tuesday evening, containment was listed as 40 percent, down from 47 percent earlier.

Because of the extreme fire danger, residents on standby evacuation status in Jefferson, Douglas and Teller counties were told that they should be prepared to evacuate immediately since mandatory orders could come down at any time.

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Because the 11th day was expected to be the most active in the firefighting effort, the Forest Service moved all of their hotshot crews to this explosive region, bordered by Divide, Woodland Park and Westcreek, 7NEWS reported.

Smoke and haze from the fire smothered the Front Range Tuesday morning, prompting an ozone advisory. Those with respiratory problems and the very young and old were advised to stay indoors and limit outdoor activities.

Fire Flares Up Monday

The flareup Monday afternoon surged across new land hitting several trigger points that prompted the evacuations of more than a dozen communities in Teller County. (For the complete list, click here).

Fire officials said that the fire may have grown by as much as 6,000 acres when it blew up, and crossed some fire lines near the Turkey Creek area, on the southeastern flank.

At one point, gusting winds pushed the fire one-half mile within just four minutes, 7NEWS reported.

"It came in from the northwest, and the fuels along with the wind and the current heat caused this fire to make a significant run," said U.S Forest spokesman Timothy Evans.

Fire officials said numerous structures north of Divide had been lost Monday, but could not confirm how many and what type of structures they were.

Airtracker 7 showed fires burning just east of Little Scraggy Peak, on the south side of Buffalo Peak in the Wigwam drainage, on and around Thunder Butte, and in the Turkey Rock subdivision, northwest of Woodland Park. The fire on Monday was burning very close to homes in the Turkey Rock area, pilot Rich Westra said.

More than 2,200 firefighters had been working to build a 90-mile containment line around the perimeter of the fire before the flareup.

The Hayman Fire, named for "Hayman" mine site near Tappan Gulch, at the fire's origin, started about 8 miles northwest of Lake George.

So far only 25 homes have been confirmed to have been burned, but a complete assessment has not been conducted within the fire perimeter. Thousands of homes are threatened.

The cost to battle the Hayman Fire to date is about $11.4 million.

Barricade Set Up At Forest Worker's House

The Forest Service worker who allegedly confessed to starting the Hayman Fire remains in federal custody after appearing in court Monday morning.

The mountain community where Terry Barton lives was shocked and angry to learn that one of their own could have started the fire.

The Teller County Sheriff ordered a barricade leading to Barton's home south of Florissant after receiving several "credible threats" against Barton's home and her family, 7NEWS reported.

Meanwhile, on the arrest affidavit, federal agents said they do not believe Barton's story that a letter she burned in the Pike National Forest accidentally started the biggest fire in the state history.

In a written and verbal confession, Barton claims she tried to burn a letter from her estranged husband in a "fire ring" at a campground. But federal investigators claim that the fire didn't originate in that fire ring but somewhere outside it.

Their opinion is that she staged the fire in the fire ring to make it look like the fire began there, 7NEWS reported.

Her motive and state of mind could lead prosecutors to more charges.

Attorney General Ken Salazar said he believes state charges should be filed against Barton for starting the fire. He met with several county prosecutors to determine what additional charges can be filed, and in which county they would be filed.

According to the attorney general's office, at a minimum, Barton could be charged with fourth-degree arson, which is defined as "recklessly causing" the fire.

Those charges, and sentencing, would be separate and in addition to the federal charges.

The 38-year-old forest service technician faces three federal felonies -- starting a fire in a national forest, making false statements to investigators, and damaging federal property.

She faces up to 19 years in prison and $250,000 in fines if she is found guilty of all the federal charges.

Barton remains in federal custody at the Jefferson County Jail in Golden until her preliminary hearing on Thursday.

At that time, Suthers will ask that Barton be kept in jail, without bail, until trial, because "she would return to a community in which there is considerable hostility towards her and she could be considered a flight risk."