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The Aspen Times3h
Elk and Lee fires surpass 103,000 combined acres; New evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco, Garfield counties
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county surpassed 103,000 combined acres as of Saturday morning, prompting additional ...
Colorado Public Radio3h
Corrections facility evacuated as Lee Fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time
Colorado corrections officials began evacuating 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued ...
Colorado National Guard mobilized to support Elk, Lee fire suppression efforts
On Wednesday night, Gov. Jared Polis authorized the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to aid with fire response ...
Colorado wildfires: Rio Blanco County, Grand County updates
Information is continuing to be released from state agencies after several wildfires across Colorado caused evacuations and ...
Colorado community gives back to firefighters on the frontlines
One Colorado community is giving back to firefighters battling the wildfires on the Western Slope. The Moffat County ...
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 ...
The Colorado Sun1d
National Guard called to help firefighters battling “really, really fast” wildfires in northwestern Colorado
No containment has been reached on the Elk or Lee fires as of Thursday morning. Both fires were sparked by lightning over the ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...