The three tiers of evacuation orders in Colorado allow residents to prepare ahead of the flames and know when danger is coming. Here’s what you should do in each stage to be ready.
Fueled by hot summer weather and persistent drought conditions across the western half of the state, wildfires as of Aug. 26 had burned more than 200,000 acres in Colorado in 2025. It’s Colorado’s ...
The wildfires that started in Rio Blanco County have forced more evacuations as the damage wrought by this season’s wildfires approaches 190,000 acres. Three of the eight largest fires in the state ...
The Derby Fire in Eagle County tripled in size in a day, growing to 2,624 acres as of the morning of Aug. 21, according to fire officials. The fire was being fought by 117 personnel, nine engines, one ...
One of the largest wildfires ever recorded in Colorado persisted Sunday and a new wildfire sparked in the southwestern corner of the state as gusty winds and low humidity fueled the flames. The Oak ...
The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 116,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the state's fifth-largest wildfire. Over 1,000 firefighters and a dozen aircraft ...
Update: The Lee Fire has now grown to be the 5th largest wildfire in state history. Follow the latest updates here. DENVER (KDVR) — One of the fires burning now more than 100,000 acres in Rio Blanco ...
The Lee fire southwest of Meeker, Colorado in Rio Blanco County has become the sixth largest wildfire in Colorado history, eclipsing the 2012 High Park fire, which burned 87,284 acres west of Fort ...
The Moffat County Sheriff's Office on Sunday afternoon issued pre-evacuation orders for some parts in the northwest Colorado city of Craig, due to a wildfire that grew in the area. The fire, dubbed as ...
DENVER (KDVR) — The Lee Fire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope is officially one of the largest that the state has ever seen. According to the Colorado Division of Fire Prevention and Control, four ...
If you're heading up to one of the most popular parts of Colorado to pop up a tent and get your camp on, you'll need to make sure your plans won't need to change due to current fire restrictions.