Significant progress was made to contain and control the Elk and Lee Fires in Rio Blanco County near Meeker over the weekend.

A new wildfire sparked in the “remote, rugged terrain” of White River National Forest on Sunday and has consumed 25 acres, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

After a weekend of firefighters battling a growing wildfire, the Lee Fire near Meeker has now burned 137,485 acres. It’s ...

Wildland firefighting is exhausting, hot, dirty and stressful. It is also a smoky and possibly dangerous job where ...

Crews are making progress on two fires burning near Meeker, with the Elk Fire now 100% contained and the Lee Fire 61% contained, according to an update Monday.

Officials announced Saturday that the lightning-sparked Elk Fire, first reported on Aug. 2, 11 miles southeast of Meeker in Rio Blanco County, is fully contained.

Here is the latest on the fires burning in Colorado.The Lee Fire has grown overnight, burning 133,954 acres of land, and firefighters have contained 31% of the fire.The Elk Fire has burned through 14, ...

Governor Jared Polis on Thursday issued a broad emergency declaration covering multiple wildfires currently burning on the ...

Historically dry fuels and long stretches of fire weather have led to the conditions driving one of Colorado's biggest ...

As I write, flames tear through the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, burning down the historic lodge and scarring over 100,000 ...