Wildfire activity picked up in Colorado over the weekend, with the Elk Fire consuming more than 2,000 acres since lightning sparked it on Aug. 1, according to the Rio Blanco County Sheriff’s Office.

New mandatory evacuations were ordered in the Lee fire late Friday night and early Saturday morning as the blaze grew nearly 30,000 acres on Colorado’s Western Slope near Meeker.

The wildfires that started in Rio Blanco County have forced more evacuations as the damage wrought by this season’s wildfires approaches 190,000 acres. Three of the eight largest fires in the state ...

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Wildfires in northwestern Colorado have grown to more than 30,000 acres with no containment reported for the largest blazes. The Lee Fire has crossed 22,000 acres, while the Elk Fire is approaching ...

The Derby Fire in Eagle County tripled in size in a day, growing to 2,624 acres as of the morning of Aug. 21, according to fire officials. The fire was being fought by 117 personnel, nine engines, one ...

Two wildfires burning this weekend on hundreds of acres in southwestern Colorado have prompted evacuations across La Plata County, fire officials said. Both fires sparked Saturday, and their causes ...