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Colorado wildfires: Gov. 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, ...
Some Meeker residents are voluntarily evacuating due to the Lee and Elk Fires
Some residents in Meeker have decided to voluntarily evacuate as two wildfires threaten the small town on Colorado's Western ...
KOAA News54h
Colorado wildfires: Lee Fire jumps to 45,000 acres in size; Town of Meeker put under pre-evacuation notice
More than 108,000 acres of land have burned in separate wildfires in Delta, Dolores, Garfield, Mesa, Moffat, Montrose, and ...
Steamboat Pilot & Today6m
CPW temporarily closes Meeker office due to Lee Fire
Colorado Parks and Wildlife has temporarily closed its Meeker area office to the growing Lee Fire in Rio Blanco County. “Our ...
Colorado Public Radio5h
Gov. Polis calls in National Guard after Lee fire doubles in size, threatening town of Meeker
The Lee fire is now the largest burning in the state, after it more than doubled overnight Wednesday from 22,000 to 45,000 ...
KJCT27m
Colorado National Guard prepared for support; Meeker residents urged to conserve water
On August 6, Governor Polis authorized the Colorado National Guard to help support fire response efforts for the Elk and Lee ...
Rio Blanco County wildfires continue to grow, nearly 60k acres burned
Two wildfires burning in northwest Colorado near Meeker continued to grow overnight Wednesday and have ballooned to nearly 60 ...
Wildfire forces last-minute wedding relocation for Colorado bride
Less than a week before her wedding in Meeker, a Colorado bride was left without a venue after wildfires threatened the location.