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As Lee Fire gets closer to communities, Rifle residents get updates from officials at meeting
The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.
Colorado wildfires: Oak fire forces evacuations, threatens 2,000 homes near Pagosa Springs
More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...
Fire officials hold community meeting in Rifle as Lee Fire continues to grow
Fire officials held a community meeting in Rifle on Monday as the Lee Fire continues to grow on Colorado's Western Slope.
KMGH Denver, CO on MSN14h
Rifle residents uniting in the face of uncertainty as Lee Fire continues to burn Western Slope
Rifle residents are united in the face of uncertainty as the Lee Fire continues to burn Colorado's Western Slope.
KKCO 11 News on MSN9h
High Smoke is expected throughout the week as the Lee Fire grows
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (KKCO) - Intense winds and triple-digit temperatures aid in the Lee Fires’ rapid growth. “We had ...
Colorado wildfires: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County as Lee fire races south
New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent1d
Garfield County braces for more evacuation orders as Lee, Elk fires top 120,000 combined acres
The Elk and Lee fires burning in Rio Blanco County have scorched more than 120,000 combined acres, with the larger Lee Fire ...
Lee Fire in Western Colorado gains 27,000 acres overnight, new evacuations ordered
The Lee Fire burning in Western Colorado has begun racing south after winds shifted away from the town of Meeker on Friday, ...
Inmates from Rifle Correctional Center evacuated due to conditions of the Lee Fire
The Colorado Department of Corrections (CDOC) has announced that they are evacuating all 179 inmates from the Rifle ...
Prison near Rifle evacuated due to wildfire
RIFLE, Colo. — A wildfire in Rio Blanco County is forcing the evacuation of a prison north of Rifle. The Colorado Department ...
Colorado Wildfire Scorches Over 100,000 Acres
Sparked by lightning just over a week ago, the Lee fire has scorched more than 106,000 acres in Colorado, becoming one of the ...