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Colorado wildfires: Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...
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Ranchers helping ranchers with livestock evacuations as wildfires continue to grow near Meeker

Neighbors are helping neighbors, and ranchers are helping other ranchers to evacuate livestock, especially southwest of ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis expands emergency declaration to include Lee Fire after merging with Grease Fire

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Wednesday expanded an emergency declaration issued earlier this week for the Elk Fire to include ...
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BE IN THE KNOW: Elk and Lee Fire updates

Fire officials say the Lee Fire created a large smoke cloud that collapsed, causing the fire to jump Highway 13. As of August ...
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Governor Polis mobilizes the National Guard for firefighting efforts in Rio Blanco County

Governor Jared Polis has mobilized the National Guard to help with firefighting efforts for the Elk Fire and the Lee Fire, ...
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Rio Blanco fires remain zero percent contained Thursday morning; Evacuation shelters established in Craig and Rangely

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained as of Thursday morning, with hot, dry and windy ...
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ELK FIRE TO THE EAST, LEE FIRE TO THE WEST

Pictured is a helicopter being used to fight the Elk Fire east of Meeker. Smoke from the Lee Fire darkened the sky over ...