Deer Creek Fire Crosses Into Colorado From Utah as Containment Grows to 7%

Deer Creek Fire crosses into Colorado from Utah as containment grows to 7%

At just over 12,900 acres, the fire is bigger than all the other western slope fires combined and is one of several fires that prompted Colorado Gov. Jared Polis to issue a disaster declaration on Sunday.

Monsoons could bring rain — but also wind — to South Rim and other fires

The monsoons are coming — with hoped-for rain — but also, winds that can drive flame activity at the South Rim Fire that’s been burning at the Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park.

What to know about the fires dotting the western U.S. and Canada

Hundreds of wildfires are burning across the Western states, Alaska and Canada as fire season perks up amid a sprawling heat wave and widespread dry conditions.

Wildfires in southwestern Colorado prompt evacuations, disaster declaration from governor

With large wildfires continuing to burn in Colorado, Gov. Jared Polis on Sunday issued a disaster declaration for fires burning in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties. More than a dozen wildfires were burning on a total of about 7,300 acres in Colorado as of Monday afternoon, according to the Bureau of Land Management. That includes the South Rim Fire in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park that grew to 3,633 acres over the weekend, the Sowb…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis makes disaster declaration on wildfires in western Colorado

Governor Jared Polis on Sunday made a verbal disaster declaration for a series of wildfires burning in Montrose, Delta and Mesa counties, according to a news release.

Williams Fork fire continues burning unabated in Grand County

A fire sparked Friday on Colorado's Western Slope in Grand County and grew to 6,726 acres by Wednesday as nearly 100 personnel fight it, according to the U.S. Forest Service.