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A wildfire burning in Rio Blanco County has scorched more than 14,000 acres, fire officials said Tuesday. The Lee fire, which ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...
Red Flag Warnings have been extended for western Colorado into Friday as critical fire weather continues around the region.
Colorado's Governor Polis expands disaster declaration to include the Lee Fire amid worsening wildfire conditions.
An uncollared wolf has killed enough livestock in Rio Blanco County to meet Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s definition of ...
Two wildfires burning over 30,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.
In support of response efforts for the Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County, Gov. Jared Polis recently declared a disaster emergency. Tuesday, Polis updated the disaster emergency too include the Lee Fire.
More than 30,000 acres in northwest Colorado have been destroyed by the Lee and Elk fires since Aug. 2. See the updates.
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remain zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning, according to an 8 a.m. news ...
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 public no longer has access to four state wildlife areas in Colorado as the Elk and Lee fires burn in Rio Blanco County, ...