Flames from the Ptarmigan Fire are seen on U.S. Forest Service land near Silverthorne on Monday, Sept. 27. Evacuation orders have been issued.Jeff Scroggins/Courtesy photo
A plane drops fire retardant onto the Ptarmigan Fire.Will Yahr/Courtesy photo
Ptarmigan Fire flames are seen from Silverthorne.Joe Staley/Courtesy photo
An air tanker makes a slurry drop on the Ptarmigan Fire.Joe Staley/Courtesy photo
Smoke from the Ptarmigan Fire is seen from Swan Mountain Road at approximately 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27.Julieanne Gilchrist/Courtesy photo
Firefighting on the Ptarmigan Fire is seen through aspen leaves.Todd Ulmer/Courtesy photo
The ground smolders from the Ptarmigan Fire on Monday, Sept. 27.Trevor Rhodes/Courtesy photo
The Ptarmigan Fire is pictured after sunset.Shane Nance/Courtesy photo
