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Meeker couple houses fire crews battling western Colorado wildfires
While some residents in Meeker self-evacuated, one couple stayed behind and provided firefighters with a place to stay as ...
When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other
When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...
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Smoke blankets state, forces evacuations as Western Slope fires burn, largely uncontained
Multiple wildfires are burning on the Western Slope, forcing evacuations and darkening the sky across the state. With most of ...
Wildfires on Colorado's western slope prompt fire restrictions in the Denver metro area
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo — As large wildfires rage across Colorado’s Western Slope, several counties in the Denver metro area ...
Colorado weather: Critical fire conditions, heavy smoke and thunderstorms forecast
Weather across Colorado competed for most dramatic forecast on Saturday as red flag conditions challenged firefighters on the ...
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Wildfire smoke, ozone, and heat: the air is extra dangerous in Colorado today
Wildfire smoke can cause eye and throat irritation, coughing, wheezing, and shortness of breath — even for healthy people. It ...
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Colorado Governor Polis Formalizes Disaster Declaration for Wildfire-Affected Delta, Mesa, and Montrose Counties
Governor Polis signs an Executive Order for a disaster declaration in response to severe weather and wildfires in Colorado.
Colorado Springs air base provides critical air support for wildfire responses
With wildfires burning across Colorado’s western slope, an airbase just outside the Colorado Springs airport is proving ...