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Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles west of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.
Drought conditions in Colorado continued to worsen this week with the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report detailing “exceptional drought” conditions in the region where the state’s largest wildfires ...
While afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday helped firefighters contain one blaze burning on the Western Slope, another nearby ...
Firefighters were able to increase containment to 42% Saturday, according to the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident ...
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).
The Lee Fire, at more than 133,000 acres as of Thursday, and the Elk Fire, at more than 14,500 acres, had cost an estimated ...
The Crosho Fire, which sparked in Rio Blanco County, has burned over 2,200 acres and remains uncontained at this time.
With the Crosho Fire growing west of Yampa and Phippsburg, local support groups have quickly expanded their disaster recovery ...
The decision comes as hundreds of firefighters and extensive equipment occupy the Rio Blanco County Fairgrounds, where the event is typically held.