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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 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, ...
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 ...
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Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado's worst fire year since 2020
With the latest growth, the estimated area burned in Colorado by 11 major wildfires in 2025 now stands at 64,196 acres, ...
Colorado National Guard mobilized to support Elk, Lee fire suppression efforts
On Wednesday night, Gov. Jared Polis authorized the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to aid with fire response ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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ELK FIRE TO THE EAST, LEE FIRE TO THE WEST
Pictured is a helicopter being used to fight the Elk Fire east of Meeker. Smoke from the Lee Fire darkened the sky over ...