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Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire jumps to 45,000 acres

Colorado wildfires: Lee fire continues to grow, now charring more than 60,000 acres

The Lee fire in Rio Blanco County continued to grow overnight Thursday and into Friday, now charring more than 60,000 acres west of the town of Meeker.

Yahoo · 18h

Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire jumps to 45,000 acres; Meeker under pre-evac notice

Governor Jared Polis has deployed the state national guard to help fight wildfires burning in western Colorado after one of them doubled in size last night.

KMGH Denver, CO on MSN · 15h

Lee Fire grows to 45,000 acres, threatens town of Meeker on Colorado's Western Slope

The Lee Fire has grown to 45,000 and is one of two wildfires threatening the town of Meeker on Colorado's Western Slope.

National Guard, Colorado and Wildfires

The Denver Post · 14h

Colorado wildfires: Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, forcing evacuations as the flames jump highways and the threaten to cross

coloradosun · 1d

National Guard called to help firefighters battling “really, really fast” wildfires in northwestern Colorado

No containment has been reached on the Elk or Lee fires as of Thursday morning. Both fires were sparked by lightning over the weekend.

KUSA-TV Denver on MSN · 1d

Latest Headlines | Wildfires burning in northwest Colorado nearly double in size

Wildfires burning in northwest Colorado nearly double in size. Posted: August 7, 2025 \. These are the top stories from the 10 p.m.

KSBY36m

Some Colorado residents voluntarily evacuating due to wildfires

Some residents in northwest Colorado have decided to voluntarily evacuate as two wildfires threaten the small town of Meeker.

1don MSN

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...

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Polis mobilizes Colorado National Guard to help with Elk Fire, Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County

By Sydney Isenberg Click here for updates on this story DENVER (KMGH) — Governor Jared Polis on Wednesday mobilized the Colorado National Guard to support response efforts for the Elk Fire and Lee ...

Colorado National Guard mobilized to support Elk, Lee fire suppression efforts

On Wednesday night, Gov. Jared Polis authorized the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to aid with fire response ...

3don MSN

Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, nearby Lee and Grease Fires reach 5,000

A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and ...

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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