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Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
Significant progress was made over the weekend to contain and control the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker.
After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...
When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
The Lee Fire between Meeker and Rifle held steady in size between Monday and Tuesday, as the number of fire personnel assigned to it and the Elk Fire continues to ...
As classes start in the Meeker School District, firefighters continue to fight to increase containment levels at the two ...
The Meeker Volunteer Fire Department was the first agency to respond to a wildfire that grew into one of the largest in state ...
The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 116,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the ...
Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.
On Friday afternoon, a new wildfire started northeast of Meeker, called the Yellowjacket Fire. This fire has burned about 5 ...