Colorado Wildfires: Firefighters Start Containing Western Slope Fires

Colorado wildfires: Firefighters start containing Western Slope fires

DENVER (KDVR) -- The hundreds of firefighters and personnel working on several wildfires burning thousands of acres on the Western Slope are starting to get a handle on the blazes, according to the latest fire data on InciWeb. Four fires burning in Colorado started more than a week ago on July 10 due to lightning during a weather event, and a major Utah wildfire crossed into Colorado last week. There is also a fire burning in the Southern Ute Re…

Colorado wildfires: Growth slows, containment increases on Western Slope fires

Firefighters battling multiple wildfires across Colorado's Western Slope are making gradual progress slowing fire growth and increasing containment, officials said Saturday morning.

Delaware's own fire crews set to assist the containment of Colorado's 15,000 acres ablaze

The Delaware Forest Service is moving one of its new fire engines and some of its own crew to the Turner Gulch wildfire in Grand Junction, Colorado.

Turner Gulch Fire now 34% contained; Highway 141 evacuations lifted

The Turner Gulch Fire near Gateway has reached 15,286 acres as of Friday afternoon, but firefighting personnel have contained 34% of the blaze.