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87-year-old Meeker man loses home in Elk fire: 2nd major fire disaster he’s survived

It's an incredible story of resilience coming out of the fire zone near Meeker, where 87-year-old Bob Kydd has now survived ...

Colorado wildfires: Crosho fire sparks in northeast Rio Blanco County, burns 300 acres

A new fire in Rio Blanco County near its border with Routt County is burning 300 acres near Crosho Lake and has prompted ...
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WILDFIRE LATEST: Fire Crews continue firefighting efforts, as Western Colorado unites to support the affected communities

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - As of August 12, the Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has burned over —As of August 12, the Lee ...

Rio Blanco County wildfire updates: Lee Fire grows to more than 120K acres, containment drops

Three fires are burning in Colorado's Rio Blanco County, one of which is now the 5th largest in state history and still ...

Colorado wildfires: Pre-evacuation lifted for Meeker, surrounding area burned by Elk and Lee fires

Rio Blanco County officials lifted some mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Friday afternoon for the Elk and Lee ...
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Officials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acres

Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.

Lee Fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to the sixth largest in Colorado history, according to ...

Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, nearby Lee and Grease Fires reach 5,000

A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and ...
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Colorado wildfires: Stoner Mesa fire doubles in size in San Juan National Forest

Multiple wildfires burning across Colorado consumed thousands of acres on Monday, and one fire in the San Juan National ...