Officials from the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office have downgraded two of the evacuation orders related to the Cameron Peak fire from mandatory to voluntary Thursday afternoon.

Residents that live on Rist Canyon Road from Road 27 to County Road 27E, near Bellvue are the people officials say now have a choice whether or not to evacuate.

To change an order from mandatory to voluntary, “it’s a process of looking at current fire behavior, expected fire behavior, fuel loads, weather patterns and really just a bunch of variables,” said Jered Kramer, the public information officer for the Larimer County Sheriff’s Office

Since Tuesday, the sheriff’s office has ordered 14 evacuation orders due to the ongoing Cameron Peak fire, said Kramer.

The fire first ignited on Aug. 13, and since the flames have engulfed 164,140 acres of land, which makes the fire the largest in the history of Colorado.

In response to the growing fires, officials from Rocky Mountain National Park announced additional closures to its recreation areas due to the Cameron Peak fire.

Lawn Lake Trail and its surrounding areas, which is in the parks north central portion of the park and just northwest of Estes Park are now closed until further notice, according to a press release.

Portions of the northern parts of the park started being shut down because of the fires in the middle of August, when sections of the northwestern part of the park were closed.

As of Thursday afternoon, 102,258 acres or 38 percent of the national park has been shut down due to the fires, said Kyle Patterson, the public affairs officer for the park.

On Tuesday, officials from the Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced the closure of Lory State Park in Larimer County.

Despite the central and southern parts of the park still being open, officials want travelers to remember that a complete fire ban has been in effect since Aug. 14.