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Polis mobilizes National Guard for Elk and Lee wildfires

The Lee and Elk wildfires have doubled in size since Wednesday morning – an evacuation center is set up at Moffat High School ...
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Rio Blanco fires reach 30,000-plus total acres; Meeker residents prepare for evacuations

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

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 the Lee Fire, which has merged with the nearby Grease Fire near Meeker and ...
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Meeker area fires continue to grow

Fueled by hot, dry and windy weather, the Lee fire burning in northwestern Colorado made large runs Tuesday and is now burning across nearly 22,500 acres, up from 13,000 the ...

Colorado wildfire: 2 homes lost as Elk Fire near Meeker balloons to 2K acres

The Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County that has already prompted an emergency declaration from Gov. Jared Polis ballooned in size ...

Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, nearby Lee and Grease Fires reach 5,000

A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and ...
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Four state wildlife areas closed as Lee and Elk fires continue to burn, threatening homes in Rio Blanco County

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

CSFD crew deploying to Elk Creek Fire

The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is deploying a crew of four to assist with the Elk Creek Fire currently burning ...