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Colorado wildfire updates: 5 homes destroyed in Elk Fire, Lee Fire

Wildfire officials say the fires that have burned more than 130,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have destroyed five homes.

3 homes burned in Lee Fire, 2 homes burned in Elk Fire burning in Colorado

Crews continue to make progress on two large wildfires burning in Western Colorado, although fire officials said one ...
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Colorado wildfires: Crosho fire near Yampa doubles in size

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 146,000 acres, or 228 square ...

Polis declares disaster emergency for Colorado amid critical fire weather

Gov. Jared Polis signed an executive order declaring a disaster emergency in Colorado amid critical fire weather fueling ...

Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, nearby Lee and Grease Fires reach 5,000

A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and ...
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Behind the line of the Lee Fire with Colorado's wildland firefighters

Firefighters are comfortable saying the town of Meeker is safe from the Lee and Elk Fires, but they had to do some serious ...
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Fire crews continue firefighting efforts as Western Colorado unites to support the affected communities

Regarding the Elk Fire, crews are continuing to reinforce containment lines off of County Road 8 and in the Beaver Creek area ...

Volunteer firefighters defend Colorado town from wildfire before 1,200 reinforcements arrive

The Meeker Volunteer Fire Department was the first agency to respond to a wildfire that grew into one of the largest in state ...