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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, ...
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 ...
Colorado National Guard mobilized to support Elk, Lee fire suppression efforts
On Wednesday night, Gov. Jared Polis authorized the mobilization of the Colorado National Guard to aid with fire response ...
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Gov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of Meeker
The Lee fire is now the largest burning in the state, after it more than doubled overnight Wednesday from 22,000 to 45,000 ...
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 National Guard called to support firefighting efforts
The Colorado National Guard has been sent to support fire crews who are battling the Elk Fire and Lee Fire burning on the ...
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Elk and Lee fires rage in Rio Blanco County, remain zero percent contained Tuesday morning
The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remain zero percent contained after rapidly spreading overnight, according to a ...
Elk Fire in western Colorado grows to 4,000 acres, nearby Lee and Grease Fires reach 5,000
A wildfire that started in northwest Colorado on Saturday afternoon has now burned around 4,000 acres. Evacuations and ...