The Elk and Lee fires damaged electrical lines that power the Piceance Basin, which produces about 2% to 5% of the U.S. daily ...

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 Lee fire, Colorado’s fifth-largest wildfire on record, is 90% contained Monday as rain showers and thunderstorms continue across the Western Slope, fire officials said.

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.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (KKCO) - Here is the latest on the wildfires burning in western Colorado. Map updated as of 3:00 p.m. on 8/12/2025. The Lee Fire has become the 5th largest wildfire when compared ...

DENVER – Three fires burning on Colorado’s western slope have spread to more than 22,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire officials said Wednesday. Disaster declarations have been issued for ...

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 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 ...

Fueled by hot summer weather and persistent drought conditions across the western half of the state, wildfires as of Aug. 8 had burned more than 100,000 acres in Colorado in 2025. By that time it was ...

The Lee Fire, the largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado, grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations, state fire officials said. On the plus side, fire crews have ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) officials are working to raise awareness about fire risks in the growing eastern part of the city, where prairie grass presents ...

The southeast portion of the Lee Fire is becoming more active near County Rd 60 and Highway 13 as the afternoon red flag warning weather patterns continue. The Lee fire southwest of Meeker, Colorado ...