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Colorado wildfires: Twelve fire closes U.S. 40 in Moffat County
A wildfire burning in Rio Blanco County has scorched more than 14,000 acres, fire officials said Tuesday. The Lee fire, which has since absorbed the Grease fire that also started near Meeker, was last mapped at 14,426 acres, fire officials said.
Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado’s worst fire year since 2020
High winds and extreme drought conditions in northwest Colorado have fueled the rapid growth of two wildfires this week near Meeker in Rio Blanco County, where firefighting crews say they’re prioritizing structure protection with “limited resources” on hand.
Multiple agencies in different jurisdictions around Colorado ordered a new round of evacuations and pre-evacuations on ...
This table was updated as of 8/6/2025 at 12:30 p.m. Fire officials with the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management ...
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained Tuesday morning after rapidly spreading overnight, ...
The fires, which were sparked by lightning this weekend, are expected to continue as hot, dry conditions persist.
The public no longer has access to four state wildlife areas in Colorado as the Elk and Lee fires burn in Rio Blanco County, ...
Rio Blanco fires remain zero percent contained Wednesday morning, reaches over 30,000 acres combined
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remain zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning, according to an 8 a.m. news ...
The lightning-sparked Elk fire southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County started just after noon Saturday and more than ...
The air quality monitor on the Rio Blanco County building in Meeker peaked at 304 for fine particulate matter pollution at 5 ...
At least six new wildfires ignited along Colorado's Western Slope over the weekend, bringing the total number of wildfires ...
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Wildfires delay lethal removal of wolf in Rio Blanco County
On Tuesday, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed three separate depredation events from an uncollared wolf in Rio ...
A fire in western Moffat County has grown to about 105 acres and is 80% contained, according to James Michels, the deputy ...
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