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Garfield County braces for more evacuation orders as Lee, Elk fires top 120,000 combined acres

The Elk and Lee fires burning in Rio Blanco County have scorched more than 120,000 combined acres, with the larger Lee Fire ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN1d

Lee Fire expands to 92,047 acres; Garfield County evacuations begin

According to the National Interagency Fire Center, the Lee Fire had grown to approximately 92,047 acres and is 6% contained ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today22h

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 ...

'You can't let your guard down' | Eagle County paramedic protects firefighters battling the Lee Fire

As firefighters work around the clock to put fires out and keep communities safe, there's a group of paramedics looking out ...

Correctional center in Garfield County evacuated due to Lee Fire threat

Following Bryan Kohberger's life sentence, the 30-year-old was moved to solitary confinement at Idaho Maximum Security ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today2d

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 ...

Meeker evacuation status downgraded to "ready" as Colorado's Lee Fire continues to burn

The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office announced during the day that they have downgraded the evacuation status for Meeker.
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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 ...