Significant progress was made over the weekend to contain and control the Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker.

Wildland firefighting is exhausting, hot, dirty and stressful. It is also a smoky and possibly dangerous job where ...

Four wildfires burning in western Colorado have consumed more than 250 square miles, threatened hundreds of homes and forced ...

Fire crews have started getting a handle on the Lee Fire just as its size approaches the 4th largest wildfire in Colorado ...

The fire started early Monday afternoon in Rio Blanco and Routt Counties, adding to an already tense wildfire season in ...

Crews are making progress on two fires burning near Meeker, with the Elk Fire now 100% contained and the Lee Fire 61% contained, according to an update Monday.

After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...

Governor Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on the ...

Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.

Here is the latest on the fires burning in Colorado.The Lee Fire has grown overnight, burning 133,954 acres of land, and firefighters have contained 31% of the fire.The Elk Fire has burned through 14, ...

PAGOSA SPRINGS, Colo. — Two men were arrested Sunday in connection with the Oak Fire, the Archuleta County Sheriff's Office ...