Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 142,000 acres, or 222 square miles, on the Western Slope in recent days.

The Crosho Fire west of Yampa has spread to about 300 acres since Monday evening, according to Routt County Emergency Operations Director David DeMorat. Pre-evacuation orders have been issued for residents bordered by Routt

The Lee Fire near Meeker, now the fifth largest fire in Colorado's history, is just one four major fires in western Colorado threatening homes and other structures as firefighters struggle to get containment.