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Fire officials anticipate the blaze to continue moving south. The weather looks somewhat favorable for suppression efforts, ...
Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...
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 is the fifth-largest wildfire in state history but closing in on the Hayman fire, which burned 137,760 acres in ...
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 ...
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office announced during the day that they have downgraded the evacuation status for Meeker.
Firefighters were able to increase containment to 76% on Thursday, according to the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident ...
The Meeker Volunteer Fire Department was the first agency to respond to a wildfire that grew into one of the largest in state ...
As the Lee fire continues to push to the south, firefighters have gained ground on containing the Elk fire burning east of ...
Colorado’s Lee Fire has grown to 133,841 acres, making it the state’s fifth-largest wildfire. A new Yellowjacket Fire ...
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — Crews fighting the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco county have made some progress toward containment while ...
A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).