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.

The lee and Elk wildfires bracketing the town of Meeker have grown to more than 75,000 acres combined, according to fire officials on Aug. 8. There was still no containment on either blaze in Rio ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... A wildfire burning south of Meeker on Colorado’s Western Slope exploded in size Friday and Saturday, racing across 40 square miles and forcing mandatory ...

With wildfires raging across Colorado amid extreme drought conditions, the state’s inhabitants — human and wildlife alike — are bracing for impacts. On Friday, Aug. 22, around 207,500 acres were ...

DENVER (KDVR) — Information is continuing to be released from state agencies after several wildfires across Colorado caused evacuations and pre-evacuations as they grew in size. Some of the wildfires ...

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 ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Seven Colorado Springs firefighters have deployed to the western part of the state to battle a series of ongoing wildfires that have burned more than 160,000 acres ...