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New evacuations were called today in Garfield County, on the southern edge of the fire, close to Rifle. The fire is more than ...
The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.
At least 15 fires have burned more than 209,000 acres across Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and Rio ...
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Community meeting for Lee Fire updates

On Monday, Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Response Team 3, alongside several other agencies, held a community meeting in ...
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued northwest of Rifle after the Lee Fire moved south and crossed into the Roan Plateau ...
Crews fighting the Lee Fire north of Rifle, one of the largest currently burning in the nation, dealt with continued weather ...
The westbound lanes of Interstate 70 between Rifle and Parachute are closed Thursday afternoon as fire crews battle a brush ...
Wildfire officials say the fires that have burned more than 130,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have destroyed five homes.
With the Lee Fire already the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, dozens of Garfield and Rio Blanco County residents ...
The Garfield County Sheriff’s Office issued evacuation orders on Wednesday on top of the Roan Plateau near Rifle as the Lee ...
The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 116,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the ...
Rifle residents are united in the face of uncertainty as the Lee Fire continues to burn Colorado's Western Slope.