Lee Fire Burning Near Meeker Becomes Fourth-Largest Wildfire in Colorado History

The Lee Fire is now the fourth largest Colorado wildfire in history

DENVER (KDVR) — The Lee Fire became the fourth biggest wildfire in Colorado history Monday, having burned 138,844 acres south of Meeker. Several wildfires are burning across Colorado, mainly along the Western Slope. Gov. Jared Polis made several disaster declarations and authorised the response of the National Guard to wildfires across the state. While many are still burning, the biggest active wildfire is the Lee Fire, which is now the fourth l…

Lee Fire burning near Meeker becomes fourth-largest wildfire in Colorado history

The Lee Fire burning in Rio Blanco County became the fourth-largest blaze in Colorado history Monday, a little more than three weeks after igniting southwest of Meeker.

Colorado wildfires: State’s fifth-largest wildfire on record now 90% contained

Storms over the next several days will bring much-needed rain to the drought-stricken Western Slope, which could help with the Lee and Elk fires, Derby fire and Stoner Mesa fire.

Lee Fire 86 percent contained; mudslide closes Piceance Creek Road

The Lee Fire south of Meeker, the fifth-largest in state history, has covered 137,758 acres and is 86% contained as of Sunday morning, according to an update released by the Northern Rockies Complex Incident Management Team 1. In a separate statement released just after 12 p.m. on Sunday, the team announced that a mudslide due to heavy rains and flash flooding over the Lee Fire area has blocked Rio Blanco County Road 5, also known as Piceance Cr…