Here Are All the Wildfires Burning in Colorado

Here are all the wildfires burning in Colorado

Gov. Jared Polis issued a disaster declaration Sunday for five wildfires burning in several of the state's counties. Here's what you need to know.

Colorado Trail Explorer app alerts users of wildfires, prescribed burns

As the dry summer continues, Colorado Parks and Wildlife is reminding outdoor recreators of its Colorado Trail Explorer (COTREX) mobile app, which offers active alerts of wildfires and prescribed burns across the state.  The free app provides information for 45,076 miles of Colorado trails with over 200 land managers contributing data. Wildfire and prescribed burn alerts will automatically appear on the website and app with descriptions and boun…

Crews start to contain some of the 5 wildfires burning in western Colorado amid ongoing dry conditions

The Sowbelly fire, burning 2,274 acres in the Dominguez-Escalante National Conservation Area west of Delta, was 16% contained as of Thursday.

Map shows smoke over almost all of Colorado: What to know amid air quality alerts

DENVER (KDVR) -- A smoke map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Colorado could be almost entirely covered with smoke on Thursday as wildfires burn thousands of acres on the Western Slope. Several wildfires in Colorado have been burning for a week and are still mostly uncontained. 🗺️ Interactive map: Wildfires around Colorado An air quality health advisory is in effect in Mesa, Delta and Montrose counties throug…

Colorado wildfires: 4 Western Slope fires growing on thousands of acres

The largest wildfire burning in Colorado, the Turner Gulch fire, had scorched 13,984 acres of Mesa County as of Wednesday night as four wildfires burn on Colorado's Western Slope, including Deer Creek fire, South Rim fire and Wright Draw fire.

DEC firefighters to assist with Colorado wildfires

Eleven New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers and Lands and Forests staff are traveling to Colorado to support ongoing efforts to contain wildland fires raging in the state. Wildland firefighters were deployed this week for an anticipated…