Tag: Elk Fire
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Large northwest Colorado wildfire continues improving on containment
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Fire crews on Monday continue to strengthen containment zones in a battle against one of Colorado’s largest wildfires in history. As of Monday, the lightning-caused Lee fire, which has scorched 137,485 acres near Meeker, is 61% contained, according to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team.…
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Northwest Colorado wildfires improve containment levels Sunday
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Crews fighting one of Colorado’s largest wildfires in history are improving containment levels Sunday. As of Sunday morning, the Lee fire, which has charred 137,453 acres in Rio Blanco County, is 42% contained, according to the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. The Elk fire, which…
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Crews reopen Highway 13 as Lee fire containment grows to 31%
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Emergency crews reopened Colorado Highway 13 south of Meeker Saturday morning after they established containment of nearly one third of the Lee fire. Started over two weeks ago, the Lee fire ballooned from a 700-acre…
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New blaze prompts evacuations in southwest Colorado
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A new wildfire in southwest Colorado promoted evacuations Friday near the town of Bayfield in La Plata County. A county news release said the Blue Ridge Fire was burning in the Forest Lakes subdivision. It had grown during the day from 3-5 acres to 25…
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Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for new Colorado wildfire, as others grow
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado Gov. Jared Polis declared a disaster emergency for a new wildfire Wednesday night, as others around the state grew in size. Emergency crews working on the Crosho fire, currently at an estimated 1,700 acres —…
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10 largest wildfires in Colorado history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lee fire, burning in Rio Blanco County near Meeker in northwest Colorado, has eclipsed the 2018 Spring Creek blaze as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history, according to multiple reports. Ignited by a lightning strike Aug. 2, the Lee fire is currently at 7%…
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Lee fire claims 5th-largest wildfire spot in Colorado history, Elk fire containment increases
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County has become the fifth largest wildfire in Colorado history a day after surpassing the sixth largest. The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by…
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Elk fire in northwest Colorado rapidly grows to over 3,000 acres; 3 buildings destroyed
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A wildfire sparked by lighting in northwest Colorado has, so far, destroyed three buildings, including two homes, while growing to more than 3,000 acres overnight into Monday. Additionally, two other fires in the Meeker area continue to grow, according to the Bureau of Land Management…