Lee Fire remains 60% contained; Elk Fire repair efforts continue

Lee Fire remains 60% contained; Elk Fire repair efforts continue

With warm and dry conditions on Monday, the Lee Fire in Rio Blanco and Garfield counties remained 60% contained as of Tuesday morning. The same conditions are expected to continue for the next few days. Incident commander Brent Olson took over command of the Lee and Elk fires for Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team 1 as of 5 p.m. Monday. With the transition to a new incident management team, there now are roughly 300 fewer firefighters battl…

Lee Fire size holds steady

The Lee Fire between Meeker and Rifle held steady in size between Monday and Tuesday, as the number of fire personnel assigned to it and the Elk Fire continues to drop.