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Smoke from fires on the Western Slope is producing dangerous air quality across much of the state

While the smoke is worst along the Western Slope where the fires are burning, levels are also fluctuating on the Front Range.

Polis declares emergency over ‘near record level’ Colorado fire danger

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on ...

Flight data paints wild picture as aerial firefighting operations target Western Slope

Firefighting aircraft battle multiple wildfires in western Colorado, with 41 planes and helicopters deployed to protect over ...

Pyrocumulus ‘fire clouds’ cause wildfire to spread in Colorado: What are they?

As multiple fires are burning near Colorado’s western slope, a weather phenomenon known as pyrocumulus or fire clouds have ...
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Colorado wildfires: Crosho fire near Yampa doubles in size

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 146,000 acres, or 228 square ...
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Western Colorado is at the ‘epicenter of drought’ as a hot, dry summer saps water supplies — and fuels wildfires

If we have another year like this next year and Wolford (Mountain Reservoir) gets drawn down farther, then we’re in a ...
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Several wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope, including blaze that destroyed 2 homes, grew 4,000 acres in 2 days

A wildfire that sparked on Colorado’s Western Slope this weekend grew by thousands of acres, destroying two homes. Weather ...

Wildfire forced closure of westbound lanes of Colorado's I-70 between Parachute and Rifle

A wildfire forced the closure of westbound lanes of I-70 between Parachute and Rifle on Thursday afternoon in Colorado's ...