COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) says they are responding to a grass fire east of the Colorado Springs Airport.

Watch live coverage below:

Evacuation orders are now in place for Gusty Bluffs Point and Meridian Road North to Highway 94 and Franceville Coal Mine, and to the east border of Schriever Space Force Base in Ellicott. Everyone in the area is ordered to evacuate immediately.

There is also an evacuation order for Highway 94 and Franceville Coal Mine Road North to Davis Road, and east to the eastern border of Schriever Space Force Base due to a wildland fire near Gusty Bluffs Point and South Meridian Road.

CSFD does not have an estimate on the size at this time. Smoke will be visible nearby.