Together, five wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed hundreds of square miles, destroying at least five ...

As multiple fires are burning near Colorado's western slope, a weather phenomenon known as pyrocumulus or fire clouds have ...

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

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

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

Crosho Fire (Rio Blanco County)1,7000%Turner Gulch Fire (Gateway)29,06851%Stoner Mesa Fire (Rico, CO)7,3900%Leroux Fire (Hotchkiss)19590%This table was last updated at 12:30 p.m. on 8/14/2025.The Lee ...

Meeker volunteer firefighters stood their ground and protected their town against encroaching wildfire that grew into one of the largest in Colorado history. "I think here it's a pride thing. They ...

There have been fire weather warnings in 11 of the first 14 days of August, with a record-breaking 21 warnings issued by the National Weather Service this month.

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday signed an executive order declaring a disaster emergency over ongoing Western Slope fires. The order overlays the state’s overall fire response and authorizes the ...

Wildfire officials say the fires that have burned more than 130,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have destroyed five homes. The Lee Fire, now the 5th biggest wildfire in Colorado history, is still ...