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Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope
A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size ... night they are confident they will be able to ...
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Rio Blanco fires reach 30,000-plus total acres; Meeker residents prepare for evacuations
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning, according to an 8 a.m.
Colorado wildfires: Twelve fire closes U.S. 40 in Moffat County
A wildfire burning in Rio Blanco County has scorched more than 14,000 acres, fire officials said Tuesday. The Lee fire, which ...
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Raging Rio Blanco County fires spur evacuation orders
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained Tuesday morning after rapidly spreading overnight, ...
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Wildfires delay lethal removal of wolf in Rio Blanco County
On Tuesday, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) confirmed three separate depredation events from an uncollared wolf in Rio ...
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Heavy wildfire smoke triggers air quality alerts across Northwest Colorado
The air quality monitor on the Rio Blanco County building in Meeker peaked at 304 for fine particulate matter pollution at 5 ...
Gov. Polis declares disaster emergency for wildfire burning in northwest Colorado; evacuations ordered
Gov. Jared Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency Sunday for a wildfire burning in northwest Colorado.
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Wildland fire crews battle blazes in Moffat and Rio Blanco counties
A fire in western Moffat County has grown to about 105 acres and is 80% contained, according to James Michels, the deputy ...