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Gov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of Meeker
The Lee fire is now the largest burning in the state, after it more than doubled overnight Wednesday from 22,000 to 45,000 ...
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...
Lee, Elk wildfires exceed 30k acres, Polis expands disaster emergency declaration
Two wildfires burning over 30,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.
Colorado wildfires: Twelve fire roars across 1,000 acres in Moffat County
The fire — called the Twelve fire on the Bureau of Land Management’s fire dashboard — burned across 1,000 acres over the ...
Colorado mobilizes National Guard for Lee and Elk fires
The Lee and Elk wildfires have doubled in size since Wednesday morning – an evacuation center is set up at Moffat High School ...
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Lee fire burning near Meeker makes large runs, nearly doubles in size
Fire officials expect more activity for the Lee and Elk fires burning in northwestern Colorado with high temperatures ...
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 ...