Firefighters across Colorado are having varying levels of success battling at least five wildfires in the state while watching a sixth that started in Utah. Gov. Jared Polis declared disasters in ...

COLORADO, USA — Fire crews in Colorado are responding to multiple wildfires burning across the state. Gov. Jared Polis (D) issued a disaster declaration on July 13 for five wildfires burning in ...

Wildfire activity picked up in Colorado over the weekend, with the Elk Fire consuming more than 2,000 acres since lightning sparked it on Aug. 1, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.

Update 8 p.m.: A new wildfire burning south of Interstate 70 near Rifle forced mandatory evacuations Thursday night, county officials said. JULY 18 UPDATE: Colorado wildfires: Crews bring largest fire ...

Five significant wildfires are currently burning on Colorado’s western slope, with four totaling more than 22,000 acres. The Turner Gulch Fire is now the largest blaze in Colorado, growing to more ...

Rain showers will start Sunday across Colorado, including on the drought-stricken Western Slope where multiple wildfires are burning on hundreds of square miles, and continue through at least midweek, ...

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 and Elk wildfires bracketing the town of Meeker have grown to more than 75,000 acres combined, according to fire officials on Aug. 8. There was still no containment on either blaze in Rio ...

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 ...

Five wildfires continued to burn across Colorado’s Western Slope on Wednesday with minimal containment, although firefighters managed to prevent more large runs of fire growth and protected almost all ...