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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 ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN14h
Western Slope fire agencies react to HB25-1009
Wildfire mitigation can make or break the way your home will battle a fire, especially during a peak fire season in Colorado.
Steamboat Pilot & Today14h
Drought worsens in Colorado as hot, dry, windy weather fuels wildfire behavior — and risk — on Western Slope
Drought conditions are getting worse on Colorado’s Western Slope, increasing the risk of wildfires, even as several large ...
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 ...
Wyoming Tribune Eagle2d
Colorado wildfires: Western Slope fires scorch more than 31,000 acres
Four fires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope have spread to more than 31,000 acres and forced ongoing evacuations, fire ...
Colorado Public Radio18h
Critical fire weather drives major fires on drought-stricken Western Slope
Nearly the entire state is under red flag warnings on Friday due to critical fire conditions. Hot, dry weather with gusty ...
KUNC1d
Western Slope wildfires already add up to Colorado's worst fire year since 2020
With the latest growth, the estimated area burned in Colorado by 11 major wildfires in 2025 now stands at 64,196 acres, ...
All of Colorado's firefighting aircraft have been deployed to the Western Slope, except one
Colorado's Division of Fire Prevention and Control told Denver7 Investigates the state's entire fleet of firefighting ...
Vail Daily4d
Several wildfires burning on Colorado’s Western Slope, including blaze that destroyed 2 homes, grew 4,000 acres in 2 days
A wildfire that sparked on Colorado’s Western Slope this weekend grew by thousands of acres, destroying two homes. Weather ...
KREX Grand Junction on MSN2d
Fires around the region extend Red Flag Warnings in western Colorado
Hot, dry and windy conditions continue as the Grand Valley wakes up to the smell of smoke. Red Flag Warnings have been ...
There are 5 active wildfires on Colorado's western slope. Here are the latest updates
Crews are fighting five western slope blazes, including the fast-growing Turner Gulch Fire. See the latest map of the ...