Evacuation orders were upgraded to "go" status for residents in Murphy Ranch and Ellison Ranch, located in southwestern Gila County.

Progress in containing the Dragon Bravo Fire is seen, with 36% containment and 1,370 personnel fighting the blaze.

The Colorado Department of Corrections said it has begun evacuating 179 individuals in custody from Rifle Correctional Center in response to the rapidly evolving Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County.

More than 140,000 acres of land have burned in separate wildfires in Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, ...