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Colorado wildfires: Twelve fire closes U.S. 40 in Moffat County
A wildfire burning in Rio Blanco County has scorched more than 14,000 acres, fire officials said Tuesday. The Lee fire, which has since absorbed the Grease fire that also started near Meeker, was last mapped at 14,426 acres, fire officials said.
Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado’s worst fire year since 2020
High winds and extreme drought conditions in northwest Colorado have fueled the rapid growth of two wildfires this week near Meeker in Rio Blanco County, where firefighting crews say they’re prioritizing structure protection with “limited resources” on hand.
A new wildfire in Colorado's high country has led to closures of stretches of two different highways. It's located in central ...
This table was updated as of 8/6/2025 at 12:30 p.m. Fire officials with the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management ...
A 2016 study found the warming world intensified the drying of vegetation and doubled the number of large wildfires in the ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...
At least six new wildfires ignited along Colorado's Western Slope over the weekend, bringing the total number of wildfires ...
Colorado's Governor Polis expands disaster declaration to include the Lee Fire amid worsening wildfire conditions.
A wildfire in the San Juan National Forest has burned approximately 250 acres and forced the evacuation of several ...
At least six new wildfires ignited along Colorado's Western Slope over the weekend, bringing the total number of wildfires ...
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