Two wildfires burning over 30,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.

Three fires burning on Colorado’s western slope have spread to more than 22,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...

In support of response efforts for the Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County, Gov. Jared Polis recently declared a disaster emergency. Tuesday, Polis updated the disaster emergency too include the Lee Fire.

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained Tuesday morning after rapidly spreading overnight, ...

Two wildfires that started over the weekend on Colorado’s Western Slope have consumed more than 20,000 acres and destroyed at ...

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remain zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning, according to an 8 a.m. news ...

Colorado's Governor Polis expands disaster declaration to include the Lee Fire amid worsening wildfire conditions.

The public no longer has access to four state wildlife areas in Colorado as the Elk and Lee fires burn in Rio Blanco County, ...

Multiple wildfires are burning on the Western Slope, forcing evacuations and darkening the sky across the state. With most of ...

This table was updated as of 8/6/2025 at 12:30 p.m. Fire officials with the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management ...