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Glenwood Springs Post Independent13h
Garfield County braces for more evacuation orders as Lee, Elk fires top 120,000 combined acres
The Elk and Lee fires burning in Rio Blanco County have scorched more than 120,000 combined acres, with the larger Lee Fire ...
Vail Daily14h
Rio Blanco fires reach over 120,000 combined acres; Lee Fire 6% contained
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County have reached over 120,000 combined acres as of Sunday morning, with winds from the ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today1d
Friday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 75,000 acres combined; Meeker evacuation orders downgraded
: Just after 5 p.m. Friday, a new Evacuation zone was created – 64 has been separated and created a new zone 65. Zone 65 is ...
The Aspen Times1d
Elk and Lee fires surpass 103,000 combined acres; new evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco, Garfield counties
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county surpassed 103,000 combined acres as of Saturday morning, prompting additional ...
KOAA News52d
Colorado wildfires: Meeker no longer on pre-evacuation status as Rio Blanco County fires exceed 75,000 acres
The Town of Meeker is no longer under a pre-evacuation status as the state's largest wildfire continues to pose a challenge ...
Lee and Elk wildfires: How the National Guard is helping to keep Coloradans safe
The fight against Colorado’s Lee and Elk wildfires has some heavy aerial help. The Colorado National Guard is working ...
Crews work to protect structures as fires in Rio Blanco County exceed 20k acres
Multiple fires in Rio Blanco County have burned over 20,000 acres as of Tuesday morning, and hundreds of firefighters have ...
'You can't let your guard down' | Eagle County paramedic protects firefighters battling the Lee Fire
As firefighters work around the clock to put fires out and keep communities safe, there's a group of paramedics looking out ...
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 ...