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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 ...

Behind the line of the Lee Fire with Colorado's wildland firefighters

Firefighters are comfortable saying the town of Meeker is safe from the Lee and Elk Fires, but they had to do some serious ...

Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...

Colorado wildfires: Oak fire forces evacuations, threatens 2,000 homes in Pagosa Springs

More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...
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WILDFIRE LATEST: Fire Crews continue firefighting efforts, as Western Colorado unites to support the affected communities

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - As of August 12, the Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has burned over —As of August 12, the Lee ...

Lee Fire near Meeker surpasses 100,000 acres as fire crews get some containment

The largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations.

Colorado wildfires: Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...
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As Lee Fire gets closer to communities, Rifle residents get updates from officials at meeting

The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.