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Wildfire forced closure of westbound lanes of Colorado's I-70 between Parachute and Rifle

A wildfire forced the closure of westbound lanes of I-70 between Parachute and Rifle on Thursday afternoon in Colorado's ...
The Journal49m

Smoke from fires on Western Slope is producing dangerous air quality across much of the state

Air quality alerts are in place again for the entire Western Slope as firefighters battle more than 20 fires. The Colorado ...

Polis declares emergency over ‘near record level’ Colorado fire danger

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on ...
Greeley Tribune7m

Western Colorado is at the ‘epicenter of drought’ as a hot, dry summer saps water supplies — and fuels wildfires

If we have another year like this next year and Wolford (Mountain Reservoir) gets drawn down farther, then we’re in a ...

Flight data paints wild picture as aerial firefighting operations target Western Slope

Firefighting aircraft battle multiple wildfires in western Colorado, with 41 planes and helicopters deployed to protect over ...

Pyrocumulus ‘fire clouds’ cause wildfire to spread in Colorado: What are they?

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