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Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire jumps to 45,000 acres

The Denver Post · 40m

Colorado wildfires: Lee fire continues to grow, now charring more than 60,000 acres

The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County continued to grow overnight Thursday and into Friday, now charring more than 60,000 acres west of the town of Meeker.

KOAA News5 · 18h

Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire jumps to 45,000 acres in size; Town of Meeker put under pre-evacuation notice

More than 108,000 acres of land have burned in separate wildfires in Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio Blanco counties, as well as in parts of eastern Utah.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an estimated 45,000 acres and so far firefighters don't have any containment on it.

Fast, Colorado and Wildfire

The Colorado Sun · 21m

National Guard called to help firefighters battling “really, really fast” wildfires in northwestern Colorado

No containment has been reached on the Elk or Lee fires as of Thursday morning. Both fires were sparked by lightning over the weekend.

Fast-moving wildfires burn in northwest Colorado

Multiple evacuation orders have been issued for Rio Blanco county in northwest Colorado due to fast-moving wildfires. The Lee Fire has nearly doubled in size as it approaches the town of Meeker.

Wildfire burns close to town of Meeker in Western Colorado

The fire was putting out heavy smoke and flames could be seen from the highway on Wednesday evening.

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Colorado wildfires: Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...

Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado's worst fire year since 2020

With the latest growth, the estimated area burned in Colorado by 11 major wildfires in 2025 now stands at 64,196 acres, ...

ABC Action News2m

Some Colorado residents voluntarily evacuating due to wildfires

Some residents in northwest Colorado have decided to voluntarily evacuate as two wildfires threaten the small town of Meeker.

SummitDaily.com14m

Ranchers helping ranchers with livestock evacuations as wildfires continue to grow near Meeker

Neighbors are helping neighbors, and ranchers are helping other ranchers to evacuate livestock, especially southwest of ...

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Meeker family separated by wildfires faces uncertainty

A Meeker family has been separated after unrelenting wildfires spread near their home, threatening their northwest Colorado community.

KDVR-TV Denver on MSN1h

Dry conditions and high wind fueling wildfires in Colorado

Douglas County joining other communities across the state putting new fire restrictions in place, as several wildfires ...

Governor Polis mobilizes the National Guard for firefighting efforts in Rio Blanco County

Governor Jared Polis has mobilized the National Guard to help with firefighting efforts for the Elk Fire and the Lee Fire, ...

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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 ...

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