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Fire officials held a community meeting in Rifle on Monday as the Lee Fire continues to grow on Colorado's Western Slope.
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 ...
The Lee Fire has grown to over 116,000 acres, making it the fifth largest in state history. It’s also close to Meeker.
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Operations in Rifle impacted by Lee Fire

With the big game hunting season around the corner, many hunters are using our State Wildlife Area shooting ranges to practice and sight in their gear,” said Grand Junction Area Wildlife Manager Kirk ...
Rifle residents are united in the face of uncertainty as the Lee Fire continues to burn Colorado's Western Slope.
More than half a dozen wildfires continued to burn across Colorado Monday, including a new fire that sparked on Sunday ...
Two major wildfires are burning in Rio Blanco County. The Lee Fire, which grew over the weekend to more than 113,000 acres, ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections evacuated all 179 incarcerated individuals from the Rifle Correctional Center Sunday due to the rapidly growing Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County, according to a ...
The Colorado Department of Corrections has evacuated inmates in the Rifle Correctional Center due to the conditions of the Lee Fire.
A Colorado prison was evacuated as one of the largest wildfires in state history continued to grow, and officials warned ...
The Lee Fire has burned over 113,000 acres across Rio Blanco and Garfield counties, west of Denver. The fire has been 7 percent contained as of the early hours of Monday morning.
What now ranks as the fifth-largest wildfire in state history continues to have major impacts in the Meeker-Rifle region as firefighters continue to face challenges stopping its spread, particularly i ...