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Colorado wildfires: Evacuations lifted in Blue Ridge fire in La Plata County

A new fire that broke out Friday afternoon in southwestern Colorado briefly prompted mandatory evacuations as crews in other ...

Colorado wildfires continue to burn over 190K acres

Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency on Thursday as wildfires are continuing to burn more than 185,000 acres along ...
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Rain slows Elk and Lee fires; Colorado Highway 13 reopens with restrictions

Overnight rain helped slow the spread of the Elk and Lee fires, giving firefighters an advantage as they worked to reinforce ...

Unique native Colorado trout species rescued from path of Stoner Mesa Fire

The Stoner Mesa Fire in southwest Colorado has burned around 7,300 acres so far, and biologists are working to protect ...
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Colorado wildfires: Lee, Elk fires grow to over 141,000 acres as dry conditions continue across Western Slope

At least 15 fires have burned more than 209,000 acres across Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio ...

Colorado declares statewide disaster emergency, as dozens of wildfires blaze

In total, 24 fires are raging across the state. The ongoing Lee Fire is already the state's fifth-largest in terms of acreage ...

Evacuations lifted for new fire in southwest Colorado

BAYFIELD, Colo. — Evacuation orders issued near the town of Bayfield Friday afternoon due to a new wildfire in southwest ...
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Lee Fire on track to overtake Hayman Fire as the fourth-largest wildfire in Colorado history

RIO BLANCO AND GARFIELD COUNTIES, Colo. (KRDO) - The Lee Fire has grown to 133,602 acres as of Friday, August 15, putting it ...
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WILDFIRE LATEST: Fire crews making slow progress despite the stubborn flames

Fire officials say that “The Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office downgraded several evacuation zones from GO (red) to SET ...