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When Colorado wildfires threatened this Western Slope town, neighbors showed up for each other
When a 60,000-acre wildfire is breathing down the neck of a small northwestern Colorado town, the locals don’t freeze. The ...
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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 ...
Meeker evacuation status downgraded to "ready" as Colorado's Lee Fire continues to burn
The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office announced during the day that they have downgraded the evacuation status for Meeker.
Colorado wildfires: New evacuations ordered as Lee fire races south
New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly ...
New evacuation ordered for Lee Fire in western Colorado
RIO BLANCO COUNTY, Colo. — The Rio Blanco County Sheriff's Office has issued a mandatory evacuation due to the Lee Fire. Zone ...
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Colorado wildfires: New evacuation order in Lee Fire Saturday morning as blaze approaches 90,000 acres
More than 140,000 acres of land have burned in separate wildfires in Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Grand, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, ...
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Friday Update: Rio Blanco fires reach over 75,000 acres combined; Meeker evacuation orders downgraded
: Just after 5 p.m. Friday, a new Evacuation zone was created – 64 has been separated and created a new zone 65. Zone 65 is ...
Meeker family separated by wildfires faces uncertainty
A Meeker family has been separated after unrelenting wildfires spread near their home, threatening their northwest Colorado community.