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Moffat, Rio Blanco counties see extreme fire activity since beginning of the month

Since the first weekend of August, Moffat and Rio Blanco counties have seen at least five wildland fires, including the Lee, ...
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Colorado wildfires: Elk Fire containment jumps to 75% Tuesday, as Lee Fire containment drops to 4%

DENVER — At least five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost to the Lee and Elk fires burning near Meeker in Rio Blanco ...
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New fire in Rio Blanco County prompts evacuation of campers

A new fire popped up in Rio Blanco County Monday evening. It's called the Crosho Fire, now burning in the far northeast ...

Lee Fire grows to 5th 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 ...
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Friday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 75,000 acres combined; Meeker evacuation orders downgraded

: Just after 5 p.m. Friday, a new Evacuation zone was created – 64 has been separated and created a new zone 65. Zone 65 is ...

Colorado wildfires: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County as Lee fire races south

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly ...
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Now the 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Lee Fire grows to more than 110,00 acres as ‘extreme fire behavior’ expected to continue

Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...

News conference: Officials in Rio Blanco County provide update on Lee and Elk fires

Officials in Rio Blanco County provided an update on the Lee and Elk fires burning in western Colorado. This is the full news ...