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Lee Fire grows to 6th 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 ...
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 ...
Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres as firefighters await better weather
In western Colorado, firefighters are up against windy, hot weather as they try to protect homes and infrastructure from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires.
When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other
When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...
Colorado wildfire update for August 10
Meeker is on pre-evacuation status as the 113,000-acre Lee Fire and 14,502-acre Elk Fire grow in size. An evacuation center ...
Lee Fire near Meeker surpasses 100,000 acres as fire crews get some containment
The largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations.
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Lee fire in northwestern Colorado, fueled by strong winds, grows to 60,000 acres
After a spot fire spread into the Colorado 64 corridor west of Meeker, firefighters stopped the flames from making a run ...
Meeker couple houses fire crews battling western Colorado wildfires
While some residents in Meeker self-evacuated, one couple stayed behind and provided firefighters with a place to stay as ...