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Colorado wildfires: Cottonwood Flat fire forces evacuations near Rifle
The growth of one wildfire burning on Colorado’s Western Slope has slowed to a crawl, but four others continue to scorch ...
One of Colorado's biggest fire departments forecasts $500 million shortfall over next decade: "It's a big amount"
South Metro Fire Rescue, which serves nearly 600,000 residents in Arapahoe, Douglas and Jefferson counties, is forecasting a ...
Colorado utilizing grazing cattle to help prevent wildfires in at-risk areas
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says similar grazing programs that allow cattle and other herds to chew down the dry grass ...
Burdoin Fire in Klickitat Co. explodes overnight; Level 3: ‘Go Now’ evacuation orders expand
On Saturday morning, the county expanded Level 3: Go Now evacuation orders to include the town of Lyle. See the latest evacuation map for the area here. The fire broke out around 2:30 p.m. along the ...
Deer Creek Fire over 14,000 acres, has damaged 13 structures; expected to move northeast through Colorado
The fire that sparked in southeastern Utah last week and crossed into southwestern Colorado this week has damaged over a ...
Evacuations in place as fire sparks near Rifle in western Colorado
Thursday afternoon, evacuations were put in place as a fire burned near Rifle in western Colorado. The Garfield County ...
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Wildfire in western Colorado balloons to 8,140 acres overnight with more ‘extreme fire behavior’ expected
A wildfire in western Colorado more than quadrupled in size overnight, quickly becoming the largest blaze burning in the ...
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Deer Creek Fire crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%
At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires ...
Turner Gulch Fire in western Colorado grows to over 15,000 acres, 9% containment
The Turner Gulch Fire in western Colorado has grown to 15,071 acres with 9% containment, according to fire officials. The ...