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Lee Fire becomes 5th largest in Colorado history as Oak Fire burns to the south
The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as ...
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Operations in Rifle impacted by Lee Fire
With the big game hunting season around the corner, many hunters are using our State Wildlife Area shooting ranges to ...
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Now the 5th largest wildfire in Colorado history, the Lee Fire grows the more that 110,00 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 ...
Colorado prison evacuated as growing wildfire becomes one of the largest in state history
A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned ...
Colorado wildfire: 1,000+ firefighters fight massive blaze near Denver — Thousands forced to flee, prison evacuated
Colorado is battling one of its largest wildfires, the Lee Fire, which has burned over 130,000 acres and is just 7% contained ...
Lee fire surpasses 5th largest wildfire in state history, Elk fire containment increases
The Lee fire — raging southwest of Meeker, Colorado — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to a social media post by the Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office.