A wildfire that crews have called the Dinosaur fire is burning southwest of Boulder on U.S. National Center for Atmospheric Research land Friday afternoon.

A wildfire scorched dozens of open acres in the southeastern reaches of San Diego County Monday, forcing an evacuation of a back-country campground but causing no reported structural damage or injuries.

A wildfire started late Friday morning in an open space area near the National Center for Atmospheric Research office in Boulder.

Ciplet said one county helicopter is working to extinguish the fire alongside two small fixed-wing aircraft. No residential evacuations had been issued at the time of the press conference, but officials encourage nearby Boulder residents to have a go-bag prepared if conditions change.

Sam Freed works for the National Institute of Standards and Technology as a staff member. He claimed to 9News that he received an email from the institution instructing him to leave the campus right away.