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Significant progress was made over the weekend to contain and control the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker.
While afternoon thunderstorms on Saturday helped firefighters contain one blaze burning on the Western Slope, another nearby fire is close to becoming the fourth-largest on record in Colorado.
Scattered rain and slightly cooler temperatures limited the spread of multiple wildfires burning across Colorado’s Western ...
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KJCT) -For two weeks, the Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team Three managed the Lee and Elk Fires near Meeker, CO. Now, the Northern Rockies Complex Incident ...
When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...
After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...
A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).
Firefighters were able to increase containment to 42% Saturday, according to the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident ...
It's an incredible story of resilience coming out of the fire zone near Meeker, where 87-year-old Bob Kydd has now survived ...
Two homes and two outbuildings have been destroyed in the Elk Fire, according to officials in Rio Blanco County. One of those ...