Colorado fire departments are short more than 2,100 firefighters as drought deepens throughout the state. Why it matters: The ...

A wildfire burning near a small mountain town in southwestern Colorado nearly doubled in size over the course of two days ...

A lightning-sparked wildfire in southwestern Colorado grew significantly Thursday, forcing nearby residents to evacuate and ...

Nathan Matthews, 43, of Lincoln, Nebraska, died from injuries sustained while battling the blaze, the Department of the Interior said.

A health professional at Metropolitan State University of Denver says exposure to wildfire smoke is more dangerous than you ...

Crews working the Aspen Acres fire successfully managed to knock down some hot spots and establish fire lines, bringing ...

Another wildfire sparked on Colorado's Western Slope on Sunday, prompting officials in Gunnison County to temporarily issue a ...

A haze of wildfire smoke is once again descending on Colorado, as the West continues to experience an above-average wildfire ...

After weeks of explosive wildfire growth, Colorado’s recent monsoon rains are finally giving firefighters a chance to gain ground. With more than a dozen fires burning across the state and ...

Downpours turned the 102,000-acre Aspen Acres burn scar into a channel for mud, burned trees and debris, closing highways and ...

This story was produced as part of the Colorado Capitol News Alliance. It first appeared at cpr.org. As Colorado continues to ...

There are plenty of reasons you might run into deputies investigating a possible wildfire. Getting arrested for felony DUI while driving through the same area probably isn’t one of them. That’s ...