The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a dozen structures, and now fire officials believe winds will push that fire deeper into Colorado.

Meteorologist Keely Chalmers breaks down how wildfire smoke from western Colorado, Arizona and Utah makes it into the upper levels of the atmosphere.

At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires that prompted Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration on Sunday.

A rapidly growing and still-uncontained fire that's already destroyed five buildings in eastern Utah is fast approaching the state line with Colorado.

"Several other wildfires are still active in Colorado, including the Sowbelly Fire in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area, the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park and wildfires in Mesa County," the outlet reported.

Heavy winds that swept through Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park on Sunday night started “rapid fire spread” after a relatively slow day of growth, according to fire officials.

The fires varied in size but have already forced several evacuations and pre-evacuation notices, closed a national park, and the Deer Creek Fire near the Utah state line has already destroyed at least five buildings.

The Deer Creek Fire broke out in Utah on Thursday. It’s already burned more than 10,000 acres, and it could be heading into Colorado.