When the Lee Fire jumped Colorado Highway 13 in Rio Blanco County on Aug. 6, the town of Meeker was under threat. Spreading ...

Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...

A community meeting for the Lee and Elk fires will be held at 7 p.m. tonight at Meeker High School (550 School St.).

A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...

Crews in Colorado are battling the massive Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, which has grown to 133,841 acres, making it the ...

The Meeker Volunteer Fire Department was the first agency to respond to a wildfire that grew into one of the largest in state ...

Regarding the Elk Fire, crews are continuing to reinforce containment lines off of County Road 8 and in the Beaver Creek area ...

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

Five active wildfires — the Lee, Elk, Oak, Stoner Mesa and Crosho fires — have charred more than 146,000 acres, or 228 square ...

Meeker volunteer firefighters stood their ground and protected their town against encroaching wildfire that grew into one of the largest in Colorado history. "I think here it's a pride thing. They ...

Crosho Fire (Rio Blanco County)1,7000%Turner Gulch Fire (Gateway)29,06851%Stoner Mesa Fire (Rico, CO)7,3900%Leroux Fire (Hotchkiss)19590%This table was last updated at 12:30 p.m. on 8/14/2025.The Lee ...