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Colorado Public Radio18h
As Lee Fire gets closer to communities, Rifle residents get updates from officials at meeting
The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.
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 ...
Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire grows to one of the largest in state history as containment reaches 7%
Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, which has grown to become the fifth-largest wildfire in Colorado ...
Colorado Public Radio17h
Lee Fire explodes over weekend to more than 113,000 acres, making it the 5th largest in state history
Two major wildfires are burning in Rio Blanco County. The Lee Fire, which grew over the weekend to more than 113,000 acres, ...
The Aspen Times2h
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 ...
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 ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today3h
Now the 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Lee Fire grows to more than 110,000 acres as ‘extreme fire behavior’ expected to continue
Firefighters made progress toward containing one of the largest wildfires in Colorado history over the weekend, but officials said “extreme fire weather” is expected to continue Monday and throughout ...
New fire sparks in Rio Blanco County: Here’s the status of all three fires
In Rio Blanco County, the Lee Fire has grown over 116,000 acres and is now the 5th largest in Colorado history, and the Elk ...