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Significant progress was made to contain and control the Elk and Lee Fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker over the weekend.
Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...
Nearing 137,500 burned, the Lee Fire is now at 42% containment. A few miles away, the Elk Fire is now fully contained.
The Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County, as of Saturday, has now been 100% contained, said the incident management team for the ...
Fire crews have started getting a handle on the Lee Fire just as its size approaches the 4th largest wildfire in Colorado history.
Rio Blanco County is grappling with yet another fire this morning. It's called the Yellowjacket Fire and is burning ...
When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
A new fire in Rio Blanco County near its border with Routt County is burning 300 acres near Crosho Lake and has prompted ...
RIO BLANCO AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) - The Lee Fire has grown to 133,602 acres as of Friday, August 15, putting it ...
The Lee Fire grew by nearly 12,000 acres on Thursday amid hot, windy conditions, but fire crews gained ground — pushing ...
On Friday afternoon, a new wildfire started northeast of Meeker, called the Yellowjacket Fire. This fire has burned about 5 ...