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Lee Fire now fifth-largest single wildfire in Colorado history. These are the other four.
The Lee Fire near Meeker is now over 116,000 acres, fire maps show, and has surpassed the Spring Creek Fire of 2018 as the ...
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Wildfires in western Colorado growing rapidly, offer new threats
The Lee Fire near Meeker, now the fifth largest fire in Colorado's history, is just one four major fires in western Colorado ...
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As Lee Fire gets closer to communities, Rifle residents get updates from officials at meeting
The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.
Colorado residents "nervous" as wildfire comes close to town of Meeker on the Western Slope
A wildfire close to Meeker in western Colorado has doubled in size. The Lee Fire west of the historic town has now burned an ...
Lee Fire becomes 5th largest in Colorado history as Oak Fire burns to the south
The Lee Fire near the town of Meeker in Rio Blanco County has grown to be the fifth-largest wildfire in state history as crews continued to battle fires in several parts of Colorado on Monday. Dry ...
10 largest wildfires in Colorado history
The Lee fire, burning in Rio Blanco County southwest of Meeker, has eclipsed the 2018 Spring Creek blaze as the fifth-largest ...
Colorado wildfires burn more than 120,000 acres as firefighters await better weather
In western Colorado, firefighters are up against windy, hot weather as they try to protect homes and infrastructure from a pair of lightning-caused wildfires.
Colorado wildfires: Polis activates National Guard, all of Meeker on pre-evacuation status
Two uncontained wildfires have charred thousands of acres and reached within a mile of the Western Slope town of Meeker, ...