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The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.
With the Lee Fire already the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, dozens of Garfield and Rio Blanco County residents ...
New evacuations were called today in Garfield County, on the southern edge of the fire, close to Rifle. The fire is more than ...
Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 143,000 acres, or 222 square ...
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders on Wednesday on top of the Roan Plateau near Rifle as the Lee ...
Fire officials held a community meeting in Rifle on Monday as the Lee Fire continues to grow on Colorado's Western Slope.
More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...
A new fire in Rio Blanco County near its border with Routt County is burning 300 acres near Crosho Lake and has prompted ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections announced the evacuation of the Rifle Correctional Center on Saturday as the Lee Fire ...
RIFLE, Colo. — A wildfire in Rio Blanco County is forcing the evacuation of a prison north of Rifle. The Colorado Department ...
A Colorado prison was evacuated because of a fast-growing wildfire that’s already one of the largest in state history, ...
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 ...