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Community meeting for Lee Fire updates

On Monday, Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Response Team 3, alongside several other agencies, held a community meeting in ...

Lee Fire showing 'extreme fire behavior,' firefighters say

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Glenwood Springs Post Independent8h

As Colorado’s 5th largest wildfire in history grows, officials update residents in Rifle on Lee and Elk fires

With the Lee Fire already the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, dozens of Garfield and Rio Blanco County residents ...
The Aspen Times11h

Rifle Correctional Center evacuated as Lee Fire spreads toward Garfield County

The Colorado Department of Corrections evacuated all 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center Sunday ...
Glenwood Springs Post Independent8h

As Colorado’s 5th largest wildfire grows, residents gather in Rifle for Lee and Elk fire updates

With the Lee Fire already the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado history, dozens of Garfield and Rio Blanco County residents ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel9h

Lee Fire continues to test firefighters, residents

Colorado’s fifth-largest wildfire in history continues to test firefighters along with the nerves of local residents, with a ...
Colorado Public Radio7h

Officials say they are making progress on the Lee fire, despite it ballooning to over 120,000 acres

Five homes and 14 outbuildings have been lost in rural Rio Blanco and Garfield counties due to the Lee and Elk fires.

Colorado wildfires: Crosho fire sparks in northeast Rio Blanco County, burns 300 acres

A new fire in Rio Blanco County near its border with Routt County is burning 300 acres near Crosho Lake and has prompted ...

As Lee Fire burns nearby, Garfield RE-2 Schools to start school after 2-day delay

Students in Garfield RE-2 schools were supposed to start on Monday, but delayed the start after staff call-ins from the smoke ...

Lee Fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County has grown to the sixth largest in Colorado history, according to ...
KJCT21h

High Smoke is expected throughout the week as the Lee Fire grows

RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. (KJCT) - Intense winds and triple-digit temperatures aid in the Lee Fires’ rapid growth. “We had increased winds on this fire, low reaches high temperatures, and along with ...