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Lee Fire grows to 6th largest in Colorado history, new evacuation order issued
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office has issued a mandatory evacuation due to the Lee Fire. Zone ...
The Aspen Times1h
Elk and Lee fires surpass 103,000 combined acres; New evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco, Garfield counties
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county surpassed 103,000 combined acres as of Saturday morning, prompting additional ...
Colorado Public Radio2h
Corrections facility evacuated as Lee Fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time
Colorado corrections officials began evacuating 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today12h
Friday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 75,000 acres combined; Meeker evacuation orders downgraded
: Just after 5 p.m. Friday, a new Evacuation zone was created – 64 has been separated and created a new zone 65. Zone 65 is ...
Correctional center in Garfield County evacuated due to Lee Fire threat
D ENVER ( KDVR) — 179 individuals in custody at Rifle Correctional Center are being evacuated due to the Lee Fire in Rio ...
Colorado Department of Corrections evacuates prison south of Lee Fire
The Colorado Department of Corrections announced the evacuation of the Rifle Correctional Center on Saturday as the Lee Fire ...
When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other
When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today1d
Threat of fast-moving fires keep Meeker residents on edge as flames continue to spread in Rio Blanco
A carpet of smoke stretched across the horizon on Thursday evening as Meeker residents Jack and Ava Bowles spoke of their ...
Colorado community gives back to firefighters on the frontlines
One Colorado community is giving back to firefighters battling the wildfires on the Western Slope. The Moffat County ...