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Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County

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 prompting Garfield County’s first mandatory evacuation order and the relocation of all

The Denver Post · 3d

Colorado wildfires: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County as Lee fire races south

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

9news.com on MSN · 14h

Lee Fire makes huge run south toward Garfield County

The Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco has grown to more than 116,000 acres in just over a week. Sharon Stone on the Moment Robert De Niro ‘Crossed a Line' Filming ‘Casino'

Lee Fire now among largest in Colorado history

Glenwood Springs Post Indepen… · 14h

As Colorado’s 5th largest wildfire in history grows, officials update residents in Rifle on Lee and Elk fires

With the Lee Fire already the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, dozens of Garfield and Rio Blanco County residents gathered Monday night at Colorado Mountain College in Rifle for an informational meeting with fire

Yahoo · 18h

Lee Fire now among largest in Colorado history: How it compares

The Lee Fire burning on Colorado's Western Slope is officially one of the largest that the state has ever seen.

KXRM Colorado Springs on MSN · 1d

Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire now 5th largest in state history, structures damaged in fires

Several fires are burning across western Colorado, with some at historic sizes and other causing evacuations of Western Slope towns.

KKCO 11 News on MSN28m

LEE & ELK FIRE - WEATHER UPDATE 8/13

A Red Flag Warning is in effect on Wednesday from noon until 8 PM for the Grand Mesa, eastern Garfield County, Pitkin County, Eagle County, eastern Rio Blanco County, and Routt County.

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Colorado wildfires: Crosho fire sparks in northeast Rio Blanco County, burns 300 acres

A new fire in Rio Blanco County near its border with Routt County is burning 300 acres near Crosho Lake and has prompted ...

Colorado Public Radio13h

Officials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acres

Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.

The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel1d

Historic fire continues to impact Meeker-Rifle region

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 ...

The Aspen Times3d

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 ...

Colorado Public Radio3d

Corrections facility evacuated as Lee fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time

At last mapping, the Lee fire had grown to more than 100,000 acres, which would rank it sixth all-time among Colorado ...

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