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Colorado, Polis and Lee Fire

CBS News on MSN · 10h

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 the Lee Fire, which has merged with the nearby Grease Fire near Meeker and grown from 13,

Colorado Expands Disaster Declaration to Include Lee Fire Amid Worsening Wildfire Crisis

Colorado's Governor Polis expands disaster declaration to include the Lee Fire amid worsening wildfire conditions.

KDVR & KWGN on MSN · 14h

Lee, Elk wildfires exceed 30k acres, Polis expands disaster emergency declaration

Two wildfires burning over 30,000 acres in Rio Blanco County have prompted closures of four state wildlife areas near Meeker.

Colorado, wildfire and Western Slope

The Denver Post · 2h

Colorado wildfires: Twelve fire closes U.S. 40 in Moffat County

A wildfire burning in Rio Blanco County has scorched more than 14,000 acres, fire officials said Tuesday. The Lee fire, which has since absorbed the Grease fire that also started near Meeker, was last mapped at 14,426 acres, fire officials said.

Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado’s worst fire year since 2020

High winds and extreme drought conditions in northwest Colorado have fueled the rapid growth of two wildfires this week near Meeker in Rio Blanco County, where firefighting crews say they’re prioritizing structure protection with “limited resources” on hand.

The Coloradoan on MSN · 7h

Why is it so smoky in Colorado? Wildfires burning on western slope affecting state

More than 30,000 acres in northwest Colorado have been destroyed by the Lee and Elk fires since Aug. 2. See the updates.

SummitDaily.com3m

Rio Blanco fires reach 30,000-plus total acres; residents prepare for evacuations

The Elk and Lee fires in Rio Blanco County remained zero percent contained as of Wednesday morning, according to an 8 a.m.

The latest on Western Colorado wildfires: Several fires grow overnight, smoke blankets area

This table was updated as of 8/6/2025 at 12:30 p.m. Fire officials with the Rocky Mountain Area Complex Incident Management ...

1don MSN

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 ...

Steamboat Pilot & Today1d

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 ...

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