LOVELAND, Colorado – Nearly three weeks after the devastating fire broke out, emergency crews have fully brought the Alexander Mountain Fire in Larimer County under control.

According to the US Forest Service, the fire was declared 100 percent contained on Saturday.

The Alexander Fire was first reported near the community of Drake at around 10:38 a.m. on July 29. It forced the evacuation of more than 5,000 people in the area and destroyed 26 homes and 21 outbuildings. No injuries were reported.

“The Forest would like to acknowledge both the hard work and the stress and difficulties of the past three weeks,” Deputy Forest Supervisor Jason Sieg said in a news release. “There are members of the Cedar Park community who have lost property and homes, and we, along with our community partners and local agencies, will support them as best we can. We also want to thank the numerous agencies, partners, firefighters and community members who have stepped up to help us in our joint coordination with the Larimer County and Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Suppression. This has been a team effort. Thank you. As we enter the recovery phase of work, we look forward to continuing to work together, and we know the work is not over.”

Since the fire is 100% under control, it is now considered monitored. Firefighters will continue to work and monitor the area.

The Alexander Mountain Fire was one of several fires that week. The next day, a wildfire broke out in neighboring Boulder County – the Stone Canyon Fire – which destroyed five homes and killed one person.

Forest officials have concluded that the Alexander Mountain fire was human-caused, but they are still investigating how it was started and are looking for possible witnesses who were near the mountaintop in the late morning hours of July 29.

The Larimer County Sheriff’s Office opened a disaster relief center on Friday to provide access to assistance to residents affected by the fire.

The center is open Friday through Sunday from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ranch Events Complex in Loveland. Residents can get mental health support, food and licensing information, and the Red Cross provides gloves, masks and trash bags to help clean up homes.