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A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).
The Lee Fire, at more than 133,000 acres as of Thursday, and the Elk Fire, at more than 14,500 acres, had cost an estimated ...
The weather at night can actually make firefighting efforts a little easier. For example, the crew that is fighting the Lee Fire near Meeker has done a lot of strategic firing operations at night to ...
The Crosho Fire, which sparked in Rio Blanco County, has burned over 2,200 acres and remains uncontained at this time.
A new fire that broke out Friday afternoon in southwestern Colorado briefly prompted mandatory evacuations as crews in other ...
When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
The decision comes as hundreds of firefighters and extensive equipment occupy the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds, where the event is typically held.
Crews in Colorado are battling the massive Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, which has grown to 133,841 acres, making it the ...
The Lee Fire grew by nearly 12,000 acres on Thursday amid hot, windy conditions, but fire crews gained ground — pushing ...
On Friday afternoon, a new wildfire started northeast of Meeker, called the Yellowjacket Fire. This fire has burned about 5 ...
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — Crews fighting the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco county have made some progress toward containment while ...
The fire broke out at First Evangelical Lutheran Church of Cosmos early Thursday morning, Meeker County officials say.