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Colorado wildfires: New evacuations ordered as Lee fire races south

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly ...

New evacuation ordered for Lee Fire in western Colorado

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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Friday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 75,000 acres combined; Meeker evacuation orders downgraded

: Just after 5 p.m. Friday, a new Evacuation zone was created – 64 has been separated and created a new zone 65. Zone 65 is ...

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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Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire jumps to 58,000 acres in size; Town of Meeker put under pre-evacuation notice

More than 127,000 acres of land have burned in separate wildfires in Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and ...

2 Colorado wildfires grow significantly. See latest news and map of the blazes

Colorado's wildfires have grown to more than 75,000 acres in Rio Blanco County. See the latest on the Lee and Elk fires and a ...
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Colorado National Guard Assisting Rio Blanco County with Aerial Wildland Fire Suppression

Under executive authority, two Colorado Army National Guard helicopters and aircrews are supporting wildfire suppression ...

Metro area agencies send resources to western Colorado wildfires

North Metro Fire Rescue sent a crew to fight the Elk Fire in Rio Blanco County. Officer killed and gunman dead after shooting ...
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Elk and Lee fires rage in Rio Blanco County, remain zero percent contained Tuesday morning

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remain zero percent contained after rapidly spreading overnight, according to a ...