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A wildfire burning in a difficult-to-access area of the White River National Forest in Eagle County more than tripled in size ...
Crews fighting the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County have made progress toward containment while the fire continues to grow.
The Elk Fire is now 100% contained while the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County continues burning over 137,000 acres at 68% ...
A new wildfire sparked in the “remote, rugged terrain” of White River National Forest on Sunday and has consumed 25 acres, ...
With warm and dry conditions on Monday, the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties remains at 60% containment as of ...
The Lee Fire has scorched over 133,000 acres in northwest Colorado, ranking among the state’s largest wildfires as drought ...
Governor Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on the ...
After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...
Significant progress was made to contain and control the Elk and Lee Fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker over the weekend.
Historically dry fuels and long stretches of fire weather have led to the conditions driving one of Colorado's biggest ...
Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.
Reppenhagen said hot conditions and dry lightning helped spark, then grow, the Lee Fire, and heat is making it hard to cool off this fire. "As soon as the heat starts to build, 11:00, noon, you can ...