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Colorado wildfires: Pre-evacuation lifted for Meeker, surrounding area burned by Elk and Lee fires

Rio Blanco County officials lifted some mandatory evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Friday afternoon for the Elk and Lee ...

Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...
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Colorado wildfires: Meeker no longer on pre-evacuation status as Rio Blanco County fires exceed 75,000 acres

The Town of Meeker is no longer under a pre-evacuation status as the state's largest wildfire continues to pose a challenge ...

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 Meeker, as the Lee Fire grew to an estimated 58,700 acres by Thursday evening.

Lee Fire near Meeker surpasses 100,000 acres as fire crews get some containment

The largest of several wildfires in northwestern Colorado grew to over 100,000 acres overnight, prompting new evacuations.

Colorado wildfires: Oak fire forces evacuations, threatens 2,000 homes near Pagosa Springs

More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...