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The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as crews continued to battle fires in several parts of Colorado on Monday. Dry ...
More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...
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Operations in Rifle impacted by Lee Fire
With the big game hunting season around the corner, many hunters are using our State Wildlife Area shooting ranges to practice and sight in their gear,” said Grand Junction Area Wildlife Manager Kirk ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections evacuated all 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center Sunday due to the rapidly growing Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, according to a ...
What now ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history continues to have major impacts in the Meeker-Rifle region as firefighters continue to face challenges stopping its spread, particularly i ...
A state prison in rural western Colorado has been evacuated due to a massive fire that has spread to more than 110,000 acres, ...
Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...
A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned ...
Firefighters are starting to gain ground against the Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, which has grown to ...
A prison in Colorado has evacuated its inmates as the region continues to grapple with one of the biggest wildfires in the state’s history. All 179 people incarcerated at the Rifle Correctional Center ...
Colorado is battling one of its largest wildfires, the Lee Fire, which has burned over 130,000 acres and is just 7% contained ...
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to the sixth largest in Colorado history, according to ...