The Crosho Fire was 57% contained and remained at 2,072 acres Friday morning, according to a news release from the Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team.

No structures have been damaged or destroyed as of Friday morning, and 22 structures remain threatened, decreasing from the previously reported 67 structures.

Thunderstorms and potential precipitation are expected throughout Friday, continuing into next week, according to the news release.

“Thanks to the hard work by crews on the ground, the eastern perimeter of the fire has been contained,” states the release. “As sections of fire line are declared contained, crews are transitioning to patrol and monitor duties, while others are reassigned to more active areas of the fire.”

As of Friday morning, 281 firefighting personnel were on the scene, including three engines, two water tenders, one aircraft, three dozers and six hand crews.

Crews will continue to extinguish pockets of remaining heat on the north and west sides of the fire. Hotshot crews are using hoses, pumps and portable water tanks — delivered by helicopter — in steep terrain on the western perimeter.

Around 12:30 p.m. Friday, Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8 and 9 “Set” pre-evacuation orders were downgraded to “Ready” pre-evacuation orders.

A map of evacuation zones can be viewed at TinyUrl.com/3p5b6rjw.

The following road closures have been implemented due to fire response efforts: 

• Intersection of Routt County Road 15 and Routt County Road 17 
• Intersection of Routt County Road 25 and Routt County Road 132A 
• Rio Blanco County Road 8 (Dunckley Pass) at the intersection of Rio Blanco County Roads 8 and 19 

For updated fire information, visit the Crosho Fire InciWeb website at inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cortf-crosho-fire.

Portions of the Routt National Forest remained closed due to the fire and for the safety and efficiency of wildland firefighting crews as of Thursday morning. For more information, visit Tinyurl.com/2c8s9b99.