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Evacuations ordered for southwest Colorado residents due to wildfires burning in La Plata County
Colorado officials issued evacuation orders for some residents in La Plata County on Saturday due to two wildfires burning in the area.
Wildfire in southwest Colorado prompts evacuations
At 4 p.m., Los Pinos Fire requested anyone in the area of 3700 County Road 318 and all resident on Lenyx Lane evacuate the area. You can see active evacuations here.
Rim Road Fire burning in southeastern Colorado, evacuations ordered
There is an active fire in the Southern Ute Indian Reservation that started Saturday, July 26, 2025, around 3:00 p.m. The Rim Road Fire is burning near County Road 318, and the Bureau of Indian Affairs Fire Management has responded to it.
Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch thousands of acres, fire officials said.
Updates for the wildfires burning in Colorado and Utah
Containment continues to grow for the wildfires burning in the west. Here is the latest information. FireAcreageContainmentLions Pond Fire2.25100%Sowbelly Fire2,27495%Turner Gulch Fire18,60745%Wright Draw Fire46692%South Rim Fire4,
Colorado firefighters making progress containing wildfires
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Heat continues through the weekend, with high fire danger in western Colorado
The heat continues for Colorado this weekend, and so does the mostly dry weather. As a result, the fire danger is incredibly ...
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Colorado Highway 13 reopened north of Rifle
Update: As of 11:45 a.m., Northbound Colorado Highway 13 is open at mile marker 8 north of Rifle due to a fire, according to ...
Florida-Bound American Airlines Plane Catches Fire In Colorado, Passengers Forced To Evacuate On Runway (Video)
A scary scene unfolded in Denver, Colorado, as a Florida-bound American Airlines plane caught fire on the runway. In a video ...
Northern Colorado fire crews extinguish gas fire in Johnstown: "Very hot through the windows of the car"
Fire crews in Johnston have extinguished a gas fire that shot flames dozens of feet into the air. That fire was reported just ...
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Passengers evacuated from plane onto Denver runway after landing gear issue sparked fire and left 1 injured
(CNN) — More than 150 passengers on an American Airlines flight departing from Denver International Airport Saturday were ...
Colorado wildfires: Airport fire in Douglas County fully contained
The wildfire that scorched roughly 130 acres in Douglas County, including 20 acres inside Chatfield State Park, is fully ...
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‘Asbestos’ trees? Not quite, but aspen groves show promise in fire mitigation
Matt Harris, a forest fire researcher at Western and lead-author of the study, says that two decades of data on fires across ...
Aurora Fire Rescue receives grant for new resource to fight electric vehicle fires
When an electric vehicle catches on fire, it's an especially dangerous situation for everyone, including firefighters. But ...