Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...

A new wildfire sparked in the “remote, rugged terrain” of White River National Forest on Sunday and has consumed 25 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

Significant progress was made over the weekend to contain and control the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker.

Wildland firefighting is exhausting, hot, dirty and stressful. It is also a smoky and possibly dangerous job where ...

After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...

Crews are making progress on two fires burning near Meeker, with the Elk Fire now 100% contained and the Lee Fire 61% contained, according to an update Monday.

Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -For two weeks, the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team Three managed the Lee and Elk Fires near Meeker, CO. Now, the Northern Rockies Complex Incident ...