The Denver Post

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

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 hundreds of square miles but also raising ...
The Denver Post

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

Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek, ...
The Greeley Tribune

Colorado wildfires: Five fires on Western Slope burn nearly 21,000 acres

Five wildfires continued to burn across Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday with minimal containment, although firefighters managed to prevent more large runs of fire growth and protected almost all ...
Colorado Public Radio

Rainy weather helps crews make progress on Western Slope fires, but also brings possibility of flash flooding in burn scars

Firefighting crews have made progress containing several fires on the Western Slope, helped by some cloud cover and a dip in temperatures. An air-quality alert remains in effect until Saturday at 9 ...
9NEWS

Mesa County wildfire grows to more than 15,000 acres; some evacuations lifted

GATEWAY, Colo. — Some evacuations were lifted as crews continue to work on wildfires in Mesa County. The Turner Gulch and Wright Draw fires were started by lightning on Thursday, July 10. As of ...
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Western Pines Fire in eastern WA burns 4,100 acres, forces evacuations

LINCOLN COUNTY, Wash. - A wildfire that sparked Wednesday afternoon in eastern Washington has reached 4,000 acres in less than 24 hours and prompted evacuation orders. By the numbers Officials say the ...