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Wildland firefighting is exhausting, hot, dirty and stressful. It is also a smoky and possibly dangerous job where ...
When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...
Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...
Challenging conditions are expected Thursday for crews fighting the Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco County, which has grown to ...
A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).
The Town of Meeker is no longer under a pre-evacuation status as the state's largest wildfire continues to pose a challenge ...
At 5:05 p.m., the Rocky Mountain Incident Team provided an update about the Lee Fire as well as planned strategies and the potential impact on the town of Meeker.
The fire broke out at First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cosmos early Thursday morning, Meeker County officials say.