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Sunday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 120,000 combined acres; Lee Fire 6% contained

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County have reached over 120,000 combined acres as of Sunday morning, with winds from the ...

Lee Fire in Colorado map: A look at impacted cities and warnings issued as wildfire tops 106k acres

The Lee Fire, the biggest of three wildfires in northwest Colorado, spread to over 100,000 acres over night and forced ...
The Aspen Times18h

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 ...

Meeker couple houses fire crews battling western Colorado wildfires

While some residents in Meeker self-evacuated, one couple stayed behind and provided firefighters with a place to stay as ...

Colorado wildfires: Lee fire in Rio Blanco County expected to worsen Sunday morning

One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado was expected to worsen early Sunday as gusty winds and low humidity ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent21h

Evacuation order issued in Garfield County due to Elk and Lee fires

Evacuation Zone 70, located northwest of Rifle, was elevated to “GO” (Red) Evacuate NOW status at about 2 p.m. Saturday due ...

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 ...
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Saturday Update: Elk and Lee fires surpass 100,000 combined acres; New evacuation orders issued in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco county surpassed 103,000 combined acres as of Saturday morning, prompting additional ...
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Elk River Fire Station No. 1 facing obsolescence, studies find

Elk River Fire Station 1, located on Jackson Street, was originally built in 1971 as a three-bay station. In 1989, three additional bays were added to accommodate a new aerial ...