The Deer Creek Fire on the Utah and Colorado has now exceeded 15,000 acres as a community meeting is scheduled for Saturday evening. Firefighters continue to get a handle on the fire, which is at 15,892 acres and is 17% contained as of 9 a.

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.

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.