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Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

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Herald Photo Editor

Sunday, Jul 27, 2025 4:26 PM MT

Updated Sunday, Jul 27, 2025 8:00 PM MT

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The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Shawna Legarza, La Plata County director of Emergency Management, look over the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday from where the fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Shawna Legarza, La Plata County director of Emergency Management, look over the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday from where the fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Wildland firefighters head out from where the Elkhorn Fire started Saturday at a home under construction on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wildland firefighters head out from where the Elkhorn Fire started Saturday at a home under construction on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A firefighter douses a smoldering log where the Elkhorn Fire started Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A firefighter douses a smoldering log where the Elkhorn Fire started Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The charred landscape where the Elkhorn Fire burned through on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The charred landscape where the Elkhorn Fire burned through on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A sign in the Elkhorn subdivision on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A sign in the Elkhorn subdivision on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
A burned trailer in the same vicinity where the Elkhorn Fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
A burned trailer in the same vicinity where the Elkhorn Fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Melted metal near the home that caught fire Saturday before spreading to the wildland. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Melted metal near the home that caught fire Saturday before spreading to the wildland. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Engineer Mountain behind the Elkhorn Fire with fire retardant covered trees on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Engineer Mountain behind the Elkhorn Fire with fire retardant covered trees on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

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