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Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire under 34% containment
Fire crews working across western Colorado made more progress containing and slowing the growth of several wildfires Thursday ...
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Crews start to contain some of the 5 wildfires burning in western Colorado amid ongoing dry conditions
The Sowbelly fire, burning 2,274 acres in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area west of Delta, was 16% contained ...
Evacuations ordered due to Cottonwood Flat Fire in western Colorado north of Parachute
Colorado officials have ordered evacuations due to the Cottonwood Flat Fire burning in Garfield County.
Here are all the wildfires burning in Colorado
Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration Sunday for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties. Here's ...
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Get to know the “Super Scooper” airplanes fighting wildfires in Colorado
Colorado’s largest lake has that in spades. The west end of Blue Mesa along U.S. 50 has been closed to watercraft for the duration of the Scoopers’ work, giving the planes plenty of room to do their ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis issues disaster declaration for four Western Slope fires and one in eastern Utah
The fires varied in size but have already forced several evacuations and pre-evacuation notices, closed a national park, and ...
New wildfire prompts evacuation orders in western Colorado
Evacuation orders were issued for residents within a one-mile radius of 1800 County Road 309, the website indicates.
Wildfire destroys campground, buildings in Colorado national park
The South Rim Fire burning inside Colorado's Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park has destroyed several structures and ...
One of Colorado's biggest fire departments forecasts $500 million shortfall over next decade: "It's a big amount"
South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a ...