Significant progress was made over the weekend to contain and control the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker.

Crews are making progress on two fires burning near Meeker, with the Elk Fire now 100% contained and the Lee Fire 61% contained, according to an update Monday.

Governor Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on the ...

After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...

Historically dry fuels and long stretches of fire weather have led to the conditions driving one of Colorado's biggest ...

Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.

Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Two men were arrested Sunday in connection with the Oak Fire, the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office ...

Nearing 137,500 burned, the Lee Fire is now at 42% containment. A few miles away, the Elk Fire is now fully contained.

The Elk Fire is now fully contained as crews continue to make progress on the much larger Lee Fire, which has burned 137,465 ...

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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.