The South Rim Fire in western Colorado has grown to 4,179 acres with 0% containment, according to a release from fire officials on Thursday.

The nearly 13,000-acre wildfire burning in eastern Utah crossed the Colorado border Monday night, joining four other fires already burning on the Western Slope, fire officials said.

The burn area is about 3 miles away from the Airport Fires, previously referred to as the Titan Court Fires, that sparked on Sunday and forced the evacuation of Louviers. A brush fire was reported Tuesday afternoon in Douglas County, just a few miles from fires that broke out Sunday that forced the evacuations of the Colorado town of Louviers.

New York State regularly deploys highly trained wildland firefighters to help battle fires and support incident response in other states and nations as part of interstate and international firefighting compacts.

A wildfire in western Colorado more than quadrupled in size overnight, quickly becoming the largest blaze burning in the state. The Turner Gulch Fire burning about 8 miles northeast of Gateway ballooned from 1,

Colorado officials are thanking firefighters for their quick action after multiple fires threatened nearby homes.