The Denver Post

Colorado wildfires: Long-awaited monsoonal rains come to Western Slope fires

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A monsoonal weather system is expected to bring rain to Colorado’s drought-stricken Western Slope in the coming days, dampening wildfires that have charred ...
The Denver Post

Colorado wildfires: Western Slope fires continue to grow ahead of forecasted rain storms

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square ...
Colorado Public Radio

Critical fire weather drives major fires on drought-stricken Western Slope

Nearly the entire state is under red flag warnings on Friday due to critical fire conditions. Hot, dry weather with gusty winds up to 40 mph is driving fires across the Western Slope. Air quality ...
Colorado Public Radio

Smoke from fires on the Western Slope is producing dangerous air quality across much of the state

Air quality alerts are in place again for the entire Western Slope as firefighters battle more than 20 fires. The Colorado Department of Public Health has issued two air quality health advisories for ...
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Fire officials deploy more tankers to battle western wildfires

Aug. 10 (UPI) --Four C-130 military aircraft equipped with firefighting equipment have been deployed to battle a series of wildfires in the western United States as triple digit temperatures and low ...