A small fire ignited southwest of the Aspen Acres fire on Thursday afternoon in Huerfano County, hours after all evacuation areas in the county and some in Custer County were downgraded to pre-evacuation warnings.

The Salt fire was reported with a 0.25-acre perimeter at 2:40 p.m. in the Greenhorn Mountain Wilderness about 10 miles north of Farisita, according to federal dispatch data. No other information on the Salt fire was immediately available.

Zones H-1, H-16 and H-17 have been moved to pre-evacuation status, and Zone H-15 has been cleared completely, according to a social media post from Huerfano County officials.

Residents who do not have a reentry card can get one at Huerfano County Department of Human Services, 121 W. Sixth St., Walsenburg.

“As a reminder, pre-evacuation status does mean to still be prepared to leave in the event the situation changes for the worse,” county officials wrote in the post.

In Custer County, residents in Zone C2, which includes much of San Isabel, will be able to return starting at 10 a.m. Friday through McKenzie Junction if they have a reentry card, Sheriff Rich Smith announced Thursday evening. The fire is still considered active in the area and residents who return will remain under a pre-evacuation warning.

Smith warned that there was no power or cell service in the area. He encouraged returning residents to bring a weather radio and to sign up for emergency alerts.

Also Thursday, residents in the town of Rye planned to return home after officials on Wednesday announced a scheduled change in evacuation status.

The mandatory evacuation order for two areas known as zones P-8 and P-11, which include Rye, was scheduled to move to pre-evacuation status at 8 a.m. Thursday, according to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office.

Zones P-9 and P-12, which include the Colorado City area, were taken off pre-evacuation Thursday.

The Aspen Acres fire has burned 101,546 acres in Pueblo and Custer counties as of Thursday evening, according to the latest numbers released by the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Command Team. It remains at 61% containment.