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Lee fire in northwestern Colorado, fueled by strong winds, grows to 60,000 acres

After a spot fire spread into the Colorado 64 corridor west of Meeker, firefighters stopped the flames from making a run ...
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Friday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 75,000 acres combined, remain zero percent contained

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County spread to over 75,000 acres combined and remained zero percent contained as of ...

Rio Blanco County wildfires continue to grow, nearly 60k acres burned

Two wildfires burning in northwest Colorado near Meeker continued to grow overnight Wednesday and have ballooned to nearly 60 ...
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Colorado National Guard mobilized to help fight Elk and Lee Fires in Rio Blanco County

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) - Governor Jared Polis has authorized the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today18h

Rio Blanco fires remain zero percent contained Thursday morning; Evacuation shelters established in Craig and Rangely

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained as of Thursday morning, with hot, dry and windy ...

Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for wildfire burning in northwest Colorado; evacuations ordered

Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado.
Colorado Politics1d

Colorado wildlife officers hunt for wolf in Northwest county; another wolf dies — in Wyoming

Colorado Parks and Wildlife announced Wednesday that another wolf from the original 10 that came from Oregon has died in ...
Rio Blanco Herald Times1d

Colorado Parks and Wildlife confirms chronic depredation events in Rio Blanco County

PRESS RELEASE RBC | Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) has confirmed three depredation events caused by an uncollared wolf in ...