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The Colorado Sun57m
Lee fire in northwestern Colorado, fueled by strong winds, grows to 60,000 acres
After a spot fire spread into the Colorado 64 corridor west of Meeker, firefighters stopped the flames from making a run ...
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, ...
ABC17NEWS2m
Some Meeker residents are voluntarily evacuating due to the Lee and Elk Fires
By Jessica Porter Click here for updates on this story MEEKER, Colorado (KMGH) — Some residents in Meeker have decided to voluntarily evacuate as two wildfires threaten the small town on Colorado’s ...
SummitDaily.com1h
Ranchers helping ranchers with livestock evacuations as wildfires continue to grow near Meeker
Neighbors are helping neighbors, and ranchers are helping other ranchers to evacuate livestock, especially southwest of ...
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 ...
The Colorado Sun2d
Lee fire burning near Meeker makes large runs, nearly doubles in size
Fire officials expect more activity for the Lee and Elk fires burning in northwestern Colorado with high temperatures ...
KOAA News523h
Governor Polis mobilizes the National Guard for firefighting efforts in Rio Blanco County
Governor Jared Polis has mobilized the National Guard to help with firefighting efforts for the Elk Fire and the Lee Fire, ...
The Aspen Times23h
Rio Blanco fires remain zero percent contained Thursday morning; Evacuation shelters established in Craig and Rangely
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained as of Thursday morning, with hot, dry and windy ...