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Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...
Containment efforts of the Lee Fire have allowed Colorado Parks and Wildlife to reopen a Meeker area office and two nearby ...
When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
With the Elk Fire 100% contained, progress continues on the south side of the Lee Fire, with 68% containment as of press time ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
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 ...
As classes start in the Meeker School District, firefighters continue to fight to increase containment levels at the two ...
On Friday afternoon, a new wildfire started northeast of Meeker, called the Yellowjacket Fire. This fire has burned about 5 ...
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office announced during the day that they have downgraded the evacuation status for Meeker. It had been on the "set" level (be prepared to leave), but now it is in the ...
The Derby fire was mapped at 250 acres on Tuesday and roughly 850 acres on Wednesday evening. By Thursday morning, fire officials said the flames had burned 2,624 acres.