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Colorado wildfires: Mandatory evacuations ordered in Garfield County as Lee fire races south

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

CBS News on MSN · 5h

Lee Fire in Western Colorado gains 27,000 acres overnight, new evacuations ordered

The Lee Fire burning in Western Colorado has begun racing south after winds shifted away from the town of Meeker on Friday, prompting officials to declare new evacuation zones.

KOAA News5 · 1d

Colorado wildfires: Meeker no longer on pre-evacuation status as Rio Blanco County fires exceed 75,000 acres

The Town of Meeker is no longer under a pre-evacuation status as the state's largest wildfire continues to pose a challenge for firefighters on the ground due to hot, dry conditions.

Colorado, Meeker and Wildfire

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Meeker couple houses fire crews battling western Colorado wildfires

While some residents in Meeker self-evacuated, one couple stayed behind and provided firefighters with a place to stay as they work tirelessly to protect the town.

CBS News · 1d

Wildfires burn 75,000 acres near Meeker, Colorado

Over 75,000 acres have burned in the Elk and Lee Fires located to the southwest and southeast of Meeker.

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Wildfire that has burned thousands of acres in Colorado human-caused

As of Friday, the fire had burned about 9,600 acres and was about 91 percent contained. Click here for updates from the Forest Service. LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV) - The Alexander Mountain Fire burning southwest of Fort Collins was human-caused,

When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other

When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...

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Wildfires on Colorado's western slope prompt fire restrictions in the Denver metro area

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo — As large wildfires rage across Colorado’s Western Slope, several counties in the Denver metro area ...

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Wildfire risk reduced Sunday, and wildfire smoke impacting air quality

The wildfire risk takes a step back after this evening, and the air quality will be reduced from wildfire smoke for areas of Western Colorado.

Colorado Public Radio1d

Wildfire smoke, ozone, and heat: the air is extra dangerous in Colorado today

Wildfire smoke can cause eye and throat irritation, coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath — even for healthy people. It ...

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Colorado weather: Critical fire conditions, heavy smoke and thunderstorms forecast

Weather across Colorado competed for most dramatic forecast on Saturday as red flag conditions challenged firefighters on the ...

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Colorado Governor Polis Formalizes Disaster Declaration for Wildfire-Affected Delta, Mesa, and Montrose Counties

Governor Polis signs an Executive Order for a disaster declaration in response to severe weather and wildfires in Colorado.

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Corrections facility evacuated as Lee Fire spreads southeast, becomes state’s 6th largest of all time

Colorado corrections officials began evacuating 179 inmates from a facility near Rifle Saturday as Garfield County issued ...

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Colorado Springs air base provides critical air support for wildfire responses

With wildfires burning across Colorado’s western slope, an airbase just outside the Colorado Springs airport is proving ...

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