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Colorado wildfires: Fires in western state consume 143,000 acres

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 143,000 acres, or 222 square ...

Colorado wildfires: Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...

One of Colorado's largest ever wildfires burns near Meeker

Wildfires continue to burn in Rio Blanco County, one of which is the fifth largest in Colorado history. Greg Nieto spoke to a ...

Lee Fire continues to burn in northwest Colorado

The Lee Fire started on Aug. 2, combined with the Grease Fire and became the fifth-largest fire on record in Colorado.
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THE LATEST ON THE POTENTIAL PATH OF THE LEE FIRE IN WESTERN COLORADO

These scans are done from an aircraft 10,000 ft above ground. Thermal data is collected to detect hot spots within active ...

Behind the line of the Lee Fire with Colorado's wildland firefighters

Firefighters are comfortable saying the town of Meeker is safe from the Lee and Elk Fires, but they had to do some serious ...

Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...
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WILDFIRE LATEST: Fire Crews continue firefighting efforts, as Western Colorado unites to support the affected communities

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - As of August 12, the Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has burned over —As of August 12, the Lee ...

Lee Fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to the sixth largest in Colorado history, according to ...