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Colorado National Guard mobilized to support Elk, Lee fire suppression efforts

On Wednesday night, Gov. Jared Polis authorized the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to aid with fire response ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...
CBS Colorado on MSN13h

Lee Fire burning near Meeker, Colorado, doubles in size

The Lee Fire is located to the west of the historic western Colorado town of Meeker. United Airlines grounds entire mainline ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN1h

Red Cross providing shelter for those impacted by Lee, Elk fires

The American Red Cross of Western Colorado has opened two shelters to help those affected by a pair of wildfires ravaging ...

Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, nearby Lee and Grease Fires reach 5,000

A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and ...
Rio Blanco Herald Times2d

Elk and Lee Fire Update: Tuesday, Aug. 5

As of Tuesday morning, the Elk Fire has burned 13,025 acres and the Lee Fire has burned 7,750 acres according to an update ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN1d

Possible triple-digit highs aid in fire spread potential for western Colorado

Red Flag Warnings have been extended for western Colorado into Friday as critical fire weather continues around the region.